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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Client Alert | 2 min read | 07.15.26
CMMC Phase II Suspension Requires Reconsideration of Such Requirements in Solicitations
As discussed in more detail here, the U.S. Department of War (DoW) recently issued a memorandum (Memo 26-P-1023, dated July 13, 2026) directing the immediate suspension of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase II requirements (Level I and II self assessments are still permitted). Significantly, the memo directs that “all pending and future CMMC implementation milestones across DoW solicitations and contracts are held in abeyance until further notice.” Moreover, the DoW issued a memorandum on implementing these requirements (available here), directing agencies to issue amendments removing CMMC Level 2 and 3 requirements from active solicitations “as soon as practicable.” Contractors should monitor the government’s compliance with this requirement and should be prepared, if needed, to file a bid protest to protect their rights.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.15.26
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.14.26
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.13.26
Amici Rally Behind Liberty Global, Urging Tenth Circuit to Rein in Economic Substance Doctrine
