Recent developments related to government contracting include efforts to expand emerging-technology companies’ access to classified work, the next major tranche of proposed changes under the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul, and revisions to US Department of Justice (DOJ) policies governing False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. Together, the developments could affect how companies enter the classified marketplace, compete for federal work, and respond to government and whistleblower enforcement.
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Recent developments in government contracting highlight important updates in bid protest jurisdiction, national security enforcement, and cybersecurity compliance. This includes a Government Accountability Office decision clarifying the limits of its protest jurisdiction, the US Department of Justice’s first National Security Division declination under its revised corporate enforcement policy, and a proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation rule that would establish governmentwide requirements for safeguarding and reporting Controlled Unclassified Information.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is changing how it reviews certain False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases, and organizations participating in federally funded benefits programs should take notice.