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3 Days For Contractor ARRA Comments

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.13.09

On September 30, OMB issued interim guidance on reviewing reports submitted by contractors pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requirements. In addition to providing guidance on the scope of agency review, the memo sets forth a tight schedule for agency review and comment and gives contractors a three-day window to respond to agency comments, all of which will be made public on federalreporting.gov.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.15.26

GAO Indicates Reasonable Conflict of Interest Investigation Must Include Inquiry of Involved Firm

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in Viderity Inc.—Costs, B-424422.5, Sept. 1, 2026, offers useful insight into what constitutes a legally sufficient conflict of interest investigation. The decision arose in an unusual procedural posture: Viderity initially protested, alleging that an agency evaluator had a personal conflict of interest. After the agency took corrective action, Viderity filed a cost entitlement claim requesting that GAO direct the agency to reimburse Viderity’s protest costs. In evaluating that claim, GAO assessed whether Viderity’s underlying protest ground was “clearly meritorious.”...