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Top 25 Questions Government Contractors Ask (and the Answers You Actually Need)

Government contracting can feel like learning a new language. Even sophisticated commercial vendors often struggle with the rules, acronyms, and procedural traps that come with sel...

The Multifaceted Nature of Government Contracts Practice

Why Government Contracts Law Is Broader Than It Appears - One of the things I like about government contracts work is its breadth. A single contract may implicate intellectual pro...

Do You Have Questions About a No-Bid Federal Contract? Tell Us Here.

The government is supposed to let many vendors compete for contracts, to get the best deal for taxpayers. We are looking at cases where it did not.

Israeli Companies Entering the U.S. Government Contracts Market: What You Need to Know

For Israeli companies looking to expand into the United States, the federal government contracting market represents one of the most attractive growth opportunities in the world. T...

Fixed-Price Contracting as Default- A Shift in Federal Procurement Policy-

A recent executive order marks a significant policy shift in federal procurement by directing agencies to default to fixed-price, performance-based contracting. Framed as an effort...

Fixed-Price Contracting as Default: A Shift in Federal Procurement Policy

A recent executive order marks a significant policy shift in federal procurement by directing agencies to default to fixed-price, performance-based contracting....By: Bradley Arant...

Client Alert: The Contract You Didn’t Sign

A contractor wins two awards from the Army. The solicitations arrive on the government’s commercial-items form and say nothing about performance or payment bonds. The contractor ag...

You Just Won Your First Federal Contract — Here Is the AI Compliance Trap Nobody Warned You About

Commercial tech and AI companies entering the federal market face a hard lesson: Federal contracts do not work like commercial software licenses. GSA’s proposed AI clause is where...

Vibrint Secures $1.2B in Federal Contracts for High-Performance Computing

Vibrint has secured three federal contracts worth over $1.2 billion to support high-performance computing, or HPC, and mission IT efforts for national security customers over the n...

FatPipe Expands Public Sector and Education Procurement Access Through Multiple Government Contract Vehicles - OMNIA, Eq...

FOIA & Federal Contractors: How to Protect Sensitive Information

Federal contractors often face unique challenges when their work intersects with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). While FOIA primarily governs federal agencies, contractors c...

Plea Agreement in Multi-Year Bid Rigging Scheme Reinforces Administration Efforts to Root Out Fraud Within and Against t...

A former member of the U.S. Air Force pled guilty on April 1, 2026, for his role in a nine-year scheme that involved falsely inflating IT contracts by at least $37 million. The ind...

The Fix Is In: Cost-Reimbursable Contracts Are Out

On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order that fundamentally shifts the “default” posture of federal acquisitions. Under the EO, fixed-price contracts and perfor...

Bid Protests at the State and Local Level- What Contractors Need to Know

Federal contractors are often familiar with the well-defined bid protest processes at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and agency-level...

IBM’s $17M False Claims Act Settlement: What Government Contractors Should Know

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that IBM agreed to pay $17,077,043 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) in connection with its...

Is This the End of Cost-Type Contracting? What Federal Contractors Should Know About a New Executive Order Making Fixed-...

On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed another executive order (“EO”) that may significantly impact how the government buys goods and services. The target: cost-reimbursement co...

Pentagon Issues Presolicitation for Potential $1.4B R&D Engineering IDIQ

The Department of War has announced plans to launch a competition for a potential five-year, $1.4 billion multiple-award contract vehicle to provide research, development, test and...

Vigilance Matters- Why Contractors Should Engage Bid Protest Counsel Early During the Army MAPS Procurement

The Army’s Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) procurement represents one of the most significant professional services contracting opportunities in rec...

New Executive Order Imposes DEI Compliance Requirements on Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

On March 26, 2026, the president issued an executive order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors”, directing federal agencies to include a new mandatory cont...

Executive Order Directs Agencies to Default to Fixed-Price (and Performance-Based) Contracting

On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued executive order (EO) 14402 titled “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting,” stating that fixed-price...

Vigilance Matters: Why Contractors Should Engage Bid Protest Counsel Early During the Army MAPS Procurement

The Army’s Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) procurement represents one of the most significant professional services contracting opportunities in rec...

BWXT Lands $1.4B in Naval Nuclear Propulsion Contracts

BWX Technologies has secured two contracts worth more than $1.4 billion in support of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. As companies like BWXT continue supporting the Navy...

Supreme Court Realigns Government Contractor Defense

Government contractors are familiar with the “government contractor defense” that can limit liability for work performed under a federal contract. The defense is often discussed th...

Defense Contractor Tips For Commercial Solutions Openings

Defense contractors interested in participating in the Army’s recently announced commercial solutions opening should familiarize themselves with the process, which promotes flexibi...