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Agency's Corrective Action Based Upon GAO Recommendation Reasonable

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.06.09

In ASRC Research & Tech. Solutions, LLC (Aug. 21, 2008), GAO determined that NASA conducted flawed technical and past performance evaluations and recommended a limited re-evaluation that ultimately led to a contract award to the protester (represented by C&M). The awardee in the first competition fought to turn the tables on ARTS in a subsequent protest before the CFC, but ARTS successfully defended the award in SP Systems, Inc. v. United States (Feb. 11, 2009), in which the Court found that, although NASA could have taken other corrective actions, NASA's decision to follow GAO's recommendation strictly was reasonable.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.14.26

CISA’s “CI Fortify” Initiative Signals New Expectations for Critical Infrastructure Resilience: What Operators and Vendors Need to Know

On May 5, 2026, CISA announced CI Fortify — an initiative directing critical infrastructure owners and operators to prepare for geopolitical conflict in which OT networks are actively targeted while communications infrastructure is simultaneously degraded....