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Tucker Act Reaches More NAFIs Than Many Thought

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.02.11

In a 6-4 en banc decision, the Federal Circuit in Slattery v. U.S. (Jan. 28, 2011) has overruled significant contrary precedent and explained that the Tucker Act provides jurisdiction to sue non-appropriated funds instrumentalities of the government, irrespective of their funding source and whether or not they are listed explicitly in the act (such as the military exchanges have been since the 1970 amendments).  Judgments in such cases will be paid from the Judgment Fund.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.14.26

CISA’s “CI Fortify” Initiative Signals New Expectations for Critical Infrastructure Resilience: What Operators and Vendors Need to Know

On May 5, 2026, CISA announced CI Fortify — an initiative directing critical infrastructure owners and operators to prepare for geopolitical conflict in which OT networks are actively targeted while communications infrastructure is simultaneously degraded....