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Engineering Firm Wins Federal Contract Dispute Against Feds

Meridian Engineering Company (MEC), an engineering and construction company, contracted with the United States Corps of Engineers (CoE) to build a flood control project in Nogales, Arizona, near the Mexican Border. MEC brought legal action against...

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Property Rights bid protest

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Contractor Claims Property Rights in Roosevelt’s Tree

Looks Great Services (LGS), a tree removal company, brought legal action against the National Park Service (NPS) for breach of contract and taking of...

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ICE Contract Unsuccessfully Challenged

Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators, Inc (MIT) filed a bid protest in the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) to challenge an award of a contract...

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SBA Issues Proposed Changes to Mentor Protege Program

President Trump wasted no time in issuing executive orders. His first executive order was on the same day he was inaugurated. Ten days later,...

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House Hearing on Native 8(a) Contracting: Emerging Issues

Fueled by Los Angeles Times reporting on “fake” Indians reaping millions of dollars of contracts set aside for minority contractors, the...

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Procurement Anti-Collusion Strike Force

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U.S. Justice Dept. Announces Anti-Collusion Procurement Task Force

On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced a new Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF), combining...

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Size Protest Dismissal Sustained by SBA's Hearings and Appeals

Government contracting can be a lucrative business and when you are a small business the government is compelled to “open the door” for you. Under...

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Intelligence Officer Who Shared Secrets With China is Sentenced

On September 24, 2019, former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officer Ron Rockwell Hansen was sentenced to 10-years in federal prison after...

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8(a) Program needs scruity.

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SBA's 8(a) Program Needs Scrutiny

The Small Business Administration(SBA) 8(a) program was the focus of a U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee (Committee) hearing on...

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Battle Over Colorado's Death With Dignity Law

On August 26, 2019, Dr. Barbara Morris, a primary care and geriatric physician with over 40 years of experience, was abruptly fired by Centura Health...

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