Government Contracts Insights

May 18, 2020 - Protests & Litigation, Defense, Compliance, Coronavirus
Contracting in the Fog of War: Recovering Costs Caused by an Epidemic
By: J. Alex Ward and Victoria Dalcourt Angle
Like the rest of the nation, and indeed the whole world, contractors today are fighting a war against an invisible enemy. As we observed in a previous post , responding to COVID-19 raises wartime contracting issues on the home front and abroad. In “
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March 05, 2020 - Federal Procurement, Labor & Employment, Defense, Compliance, Coronavirus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands, and Know Your Rights
By: Locke Bell
As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, invades more and more of everyday life, the chance it will affect government contracts and government contractors becomes more and more likely. These effects might include workforce reductions from those out sick, travel restrictions, base closures, or telework. Indeed,
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February 24, 2020 - Defense, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
MoFo Webinar: Are You Ready for CMMC? Do You Need to Be?
By: Tina D. Reynolds
Please join Morrison & Foerster LLP, Coalfire Federal, and Grant Thornton Public Sector on Thursday, February 27 at 12PM EST for a deep dive into the key aspects of the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process and how it will affect
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February 04, 2020 - Protests & Litigation, Defense, Compliance, Data Rights, Intellectual Property
Court of Federal Claims Marks Its Territory, Confirms CDA Jurisdiction Over Proprietary Legends
By: James A. Tucker and Locke Bell
The Court of Federal Claims recently affirmed its jurisdiction to settle disputes over protective markings in Raytheon Co. v. United States. [i] In that case, Raytheon asked the Court to review a contracting officer’s demand that Raytheon replace its common proprietary, not-subject-to-release-under-FOIA [ii] marking
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September 27, 2019 - Federal Procurement, Protests & Litigation, Defense, Compliance
DOD Promulgates Long-awaited Restrictions on LPTA Procurement
By: James A. Tucker
The Department of Defense (DOD) has promulgated the final rule restricting DOD’s use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) acquisition methods. The final rule adopts, without any substantive changes, the proposed rule published last December and implements sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts
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September 06, 2019 - Defense, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Planning Moves Forward
By: Tina D. Reynolds
The Department of Defense (DoD) has taken another step on the path toward full implementation of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. On September 5, 2019, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition released version 4 of the CMMC and
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July 31, 2019 - Defense, Data Rights, Intellectual Property
DOD’s Other Transactions: Data Rights & Intellectual Property Simplified
How To Handle Intellectual Property Rights In OTs: The Department of Defense is actively pursuing “Other Transactions” (OTs) instead of procurement contracts. This allows DOD and its contractors to avoid many of the most burdensome aspects of the procurement regulations. But it also allows
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May 15, 2019 - Defense, False Claims Act, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Federal Court Confirms that Cybersecurity Gaps Can Form the Basis of False Claims Act Violations
By: J. Alex Ward and Tina D. Reynolds
Since the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies began implementing formal cybersecurity requirements for government contractors within the last few years, one lingering question on the minds of federal contractors and subcontractors has been: “What happens if I do not comply?” Firms,
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April 25, 2019 - Protests & Litigation, Defense
Contracting in the Fog of War (The Government Contractor article)
By: J. Alex Ward and Victoria Dalcourt Angle
Morrison & Foerster Government Contracts co-chair Alex Ward and associate Victoria Dalcourt Angle recently published an article in The Government Contractor, titled “ Contracting in the Fog of War .” An excerpt is provided below: The fog of war has long been known to
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March 07, 2019 - Protests & Litigation, Defense, Artificial Intelligence + Robotics
ABA Federal Procurement Institute — MoFo Attorneys Co-Chair and Moderate Panels
By: Kevin P. Mullen, Damien C. Specht and Sandeep N. Nandivada
During next week’s ABA Federal Procurement Institute , March 13-16, 2019 in Annapolis, MD, three Morrison & Foerster Government Contracts attorneys will be participating. Partner Damien Specht will serve as one of the conference co-chairs. He is also co-chair of the ABA Public Contract
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Topic Archives: Defense

Contracting in the Fog of War: Recovering Costs Caused by an Epidemic

By: J. Alex Ward and Victoria Dalcourt Angle

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands, and Know Your Rights

By: Locke Bell

MoFo Webinar: Are You Ready for CMMC? Do You Need to Be?

By: Tina D. Reynolds

Court of Federal Claims Marks Its Territory, Confirms CDA Jurisdiction Over Proprietary Legends

By: James A. Tucker and Locke Bell

DOD Promulgates Long-awaited Restrictions on LPTA Procurement

By: James A. Tucker

Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Planning Moves Forward

By: Tina D. Reynolds

DOD’s Other Transactions: Data Rights & Intellectual Property Simplified

Federal Court Confirms that Cybersecurity Gaps Can Form the Basis of False Claims Act Violations

By: J. Alex Ward and Tina D. Reynolds

Contracting in the Fog of War (The Government Contractor article)

By: J. Alex Ward and Victoria Dalcourt Angle

ABA Federal Procurement Institute — MoFo Attorneys Co-Chair and Moderate Panels

By: Kevin P. Mullen, Damien C. Specht and Sandeep N. Nandivada