May 31, 2023 Speeding Up Government Acquisitions – A Delicate Balancing Act By Michael Best Those experienced in the world of defense acquisitions are all too familiar with the struggles experienced on both sides of the...
May 26, 2023 SBA and GSA Join Forces to Increase Access for Small Disadvantaged Businesses By Michael Best In an effort dubbed the 8(a) MAS Pool Initiative, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. General Services Administration...
May 26, 2023 More Good News Expected for Federal Contractors Fighting for Fairness in Government Contracting By Michael Best The Court of Federal Claims appears to be shaking up the bid protest landscape with its recent decisions in CACI International and M.R....
May 25, 2023 SCOTUS Significantly Restricts EPA's Wetland Authority By Michael Best In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court severally restricted EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate...
May 24, 2023 The Debt Ceiling – Yet Another Hurdle for Federal Contractors By Michael Best As “X day” approaches with no resolution in sight for America’s debt ceiling crisis, federal contractors may be stuck holding the bag....
May 23, 2023 The Blue & Gold Waiver Rule – Jurisdictional or Procedural? By Michael Best In Blue & Gold, Fleet, L.P. v. United States, 492 F.3d 1308 (Fed. Cir. 2007), the Court held that objections to a solicitation must be...
May 22, 2023 To tax or not to tax ... Data from Oakland, California suggests "sin tax" on sugar sweetened beverages may have worked. By Paul Benson I have been a vocal skeptic of using so-called "sin taxes" to moderate consumer behavior. Tobacco products have historically been the...
May 19, 2023 SCOTUS (Purple) Rain'd Down on Warhol By Laura Lamansky The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision on May 18th, 2023 in the hotly debated case about Andy Warhol's silk screens of...
May 18, 2023 Inflation Brings Changes to Health Plan Limits - More Savings Opportunities (and Spending) Ahead By Carrie Byrnes Looking for a silver lining to the highest annual inflation rate since the early 1980s? Well, here's one: The IRS has announced (in Rev....
May 16, 2023 Uptick in Union Organizing Continues Across the Country By Michael Chropowicz Reversing the trend from the past several years, union organizing continues to make waves. On the heels of all the recent union news...
May 11, 2023 Academic Freedom And Free Speech On Campus By Daniel Kaufman Some Presidents of colleges and universities are taking more of a stand in defense of academic freedom and free speech on campus. This...
May 10, 2023 Telemedicine Flexibilities in Prescribing Extended By Michael Best On May 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) jointly...