GAO To Staff New Contract Appeals Board
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.09.08
With the passage of the 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, Congress has established a Contract Appeals Board within the GAO to hear contract disputes under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 regarding legislative branch agencies, offices, boards, and commissions, including Architect of the Capitol, GAO, GPO, Library of Congress, Congressional Budget Office, United States Capitol Police, and others. Michael R. Golden, Managing Associate General Counsel for GAO's Procurement Law Division, stated recently to members of the government contracts bar that GAO expects to staff its new Contract Appeals Board with permanent judges in the near future.
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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.”
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