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B&P Costs Don't Include Sub Costs Or Profit

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.30.04

In Gentex Corp. v. U.S. (June 10, 2004), the Court of Federal Claims decided two issues of first impression for the court adversely to the contractor: (1) even when a solicitation specifically requests teams to respond, the B&P costs of teammates of the prime are not recoverable unless they are in a joint venture or in some other way are prime contractors themselves and (2) profit is not recoverable on the contractor's costs.

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Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.27.26

New Developments in DOJ Whistleblower Policies and HHS Disclosures: Key Takeaways for General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officers, and Boards

On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a new whistleblower rewards initiative, the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP). Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a directive earlier this month directing Division leadership to design and implement policies and programs that incentivize whistleblowers to bring forward credible information pertaining to fraud. The new WHIP incentive pays awards of $10,000 to $30,000 for qualifying tips at or around the time criminal charges are filed or unsealed, rather than years later at case resolution....