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Veterans Day Sees Uncle SAM.gov Absorb FedBizOpps

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.19.19

Over the Veterans Day weekend, the General Services Administration closed the FedBizOpps (FBO) website, used for posting all open government contracting opportunities, and migrated FBO’s functionality to beta.SAM.gov. By way of the migration, GSA enhanced FBO’s search functionality on beta.SAM.gov; instituted two-factor login authentication; and attempted to improve the site’s user interface. FBO is the third of ten procurement systems to migrate to beta.SAM.gov. Although a smooth transition was promised, the new website requires users to create a new log in to access the website, and users are experiencing latency and slow performance that at times result in users being unable to log in to the application.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

CMS Finalizes Rate Notice for Medicare Parts C and D (CY 2027)

On April 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) circulated the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2027 Rate Announcement) to communicate Medicare Advantage (MA) capitation rates and Parts C and D payment policies. The Rate Announcement announces decisions regarding proposals initially published on January 26, 2026, in CMS’s CY 2027 Advance Notice for MA and Part D. The following is a summary of the most significant issues in the Rate Announcement, with further details below: ...