Unfair Disqualification Results In Reinstatement
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.19.05
The Court of Federal Claims in OTI America, Inc. v. U.S. (Dec. 7, 2005) reinforced that offerors must be treated evenhandedly, setting aside a disqualification of OTI for high-tech passports when other offerors had been kept in the competition for lesser failures. Joining a recent spate of cases analyzing what relief can be given in light of government assertions of national defense, the court reinstated OTI in the competition, but allowed a pilot project with another offeror to continue, as multiple awards were contemplated.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.20.25
FAR Council Issues Rewrites to FAR Parts 8 and 12
On August 14, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued draft revisions to FAR Part 8 and FAR Part 12 (as well as to FAR Parts 4 and 40). These are the latest rewrites under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) initiative pursuant to Executive Order 14275, “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” which we previously reported on here.
Client Alert | 15 min read | 08.20.25
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Forged Faces, Real Liability: Deepfake Laws Take Effect in Washington State and Pennsylvania
