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 | 3 min read | 03.12.26
DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice released the first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the “Department-wide CEP” or “Policy”), which applies to all non-antitrust corporate criminal cases across the Department. The new policy has been anticipated since December 2025, when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department’s plans to release a new, single corporate enforcement policy for all criminal matters. According to the Department, the new policy is designed to “help ensure consistency across the Department” and “transparently describe the Department’s policies and decisionmaking.”
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26
Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.11.26
