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"The New Contract Is Better" Isn't A Justification

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.11.06

The Court of Federal Claims in Advanced Systems Dev., Inc. v. U.S. (July 28, 2006) reinforced that an agency cannot justify the override of a CICA stay while a protest is pending at GAO by packaging reasons that amount to no more than the new contract will be better than the current situation. Moreover, the court rebuffed the agency's attempt to add reasons for the override and make the justification statement an "evolving" document during litigation.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.16.25

ASBCA’s FY 2025 Report – A Look at the Numbers

Every year since 1979, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) has issued a Report of Transactions and Proceedings (Report), which provides helpful statistics for contractors and practitioners regarding the ASBCA’s docket and success rates for contractor litigation and ADR.  The ASBCA published its FY 2025 Report on October 30, 2025. ...