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Article by: Tyson Marx, Partner The dispute between Anthropic and the federal government has dominated government contracting headlines over the past several months. Without getting caught up in the politics of the situation, this blogpost gives contractors who use and rely on Anthropic products like Claude what they need to know to avoid any...

Article by: Matthew Saliman, Associate The long-running Abu Ghraib litigation has taken another dramatic turn. Just five months after largely affirming a $42 million jury verdict against CACI Premier Technology Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has granted panel rehearing, vacated its prior opinion, and reversed the judgment. The court...

In a proposed rule issued on May 29, 2026, the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule that would significantly revise OMB’s “Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance,” codified in title 2, subtitle A of the Code of Federal Regulations. The “Uniform Guidance,” as it is known, is the federal government’s rulebook...

Article by: Ryan Bradel, Partner Most small business government contractors know the general rule cold: a company’s size for a small business set-aside is determined as of the date of its initial offer. But there are critical exceptions. The most impactful is the one for mentor-protégé joint ventures. Under a rule SBA crafted in...

Article by: Nicholas Perry, Associate In a recent decision, Eleit Technology, Inc. v. United States & LogiCore Corp., No. 25-850 (January 9, 2026),the Court of Federal Claims enjoined an Army Aviation and Missile Command (“Army”) blanket purchase agreement order after finding that the Army’s technical evaluation failed to provide the level of explanation required...

In an Executive Order issued on January 7, 2026, entitled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting,” President Trump announced a new effort to identify suppliers of critical weapons and equipment that are underperforming on their contracts and, simultaneously, engaged in stock buy-backs or corporate distributions. According to the President, this new effort will focus...