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USAID OIG Newsletter Highlights Recent Audit Work
Why Did the ASBCA Adopt a Split-the-Baby Approach in Awarding Fees under the EAJA?
How Did the Decision to Forgo an Audit Inhibit the Government’s Ability to Disallow Costs?
Denigrating Your Subcontractor’s Pass-Through Claim Is Probably a Suboptimal Strategy
If the Government Has Ordered the Minimum Under Your IDIQ Contract, You’ll Have a Hard Time Maintaining a Claim
Protester Argued Agency Should’ve Selected Its Higher-Rated Proposal. But Was Its Proposal Worth the 208% Price Premium?
Agency Wanted Protester for Award. SBA Said Agency Had to Select Another Company. Who Prevails?
Protester Said Agency Applied RFP Requirements to the Wrong Evaluation Factor. Why Wasn’t GAO Convinced?
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Is an Integrated Monitor and Computer a Single Device or Two Products? GAO Is on the Case.
I’ve Got a Fixed Price Contract, But My Costs Exploded. Will ASBCA Do Me a Solid?
Contractor Said It Hadn’t Been Paid for Rail Work. Had that Train Left the Station?
DFARS Proposed Rule – Restrictions on Overhaul and Repair of Naval Vessels in Foreign Shipyards
Government Argued ASBCA Should Apply Heightened Patent Law Standard of Review to Decide Rights in Software. Why Did the Board Refuse?
SBA Wants Your Tax Returns, But You Haven’t Completed Them. Don’t Think You’re Off the Hook.
DFARS Proposed Rule – Export-Controlled Items
Contractor Lost Government Cargo in Afghanistan But Blamed Subsequent Default Termination on Government’s Bad Faith. Did the Court Buy the Contractor’s Theory?
SBA Area Office Punted on a Size Protest. Why Did OHA Say the Area Office Should’ve Sustained the Protest?
DFARS Final Rule – Negotiating Direct Costs Questioned in Incurred Cost Audits
Agency Said It Merely “Communicated” with Offerors. Why Did GAO Find those “Communications” Had Blossomed into Discussions?
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