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Defense Contracting

December 2019

Companies Need Culture of Integrity

By Steve Priest
Compliance is not working; or at the very least, it is not working nearly as well as it should.
Defense Contracting

December 2019

New Justice Dept. ‘Strike Force’ on the Prowl

By Mike Fanelli , Frederic M. Levy , Phil Warren and Dan Shallman
On Nov. 5, the Department of Justice announced the launch of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, or PCSF. Its creation marks a significant development in the government procurement enforcement landscape.
Defense Contracting

November 2019

OTAs – 30 Years of Progress on a Rocky Road

By Richard L. Dunn
On Nov. 29, 1989, Congress enacted Public Law 101-189, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1990. Section 251 authorized the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to enter to “other transactions with any person, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, any unit of state or local government, any educational institution and any other entity.”
Air Power

September 2019

NEWS FROM ASC: Lockheed Pitching New Long-Term Sustainment Contract for F-35

By Mandy Mayfield
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Lockheed Martin is pushing for a new long-term, performance-based sustainment contract with the Pentagon that it claims will lower the costs of the joint strike fighter program.
Defense Contracting

September 2019

Taking Corporate Compliance Programs Digital

By Andrea Falcione
It’s 2019, and compliance programs simply must keep up in the digital world. Consumers of content — compliance and otherwise — have heightened expectations in the digital age.
Defense Contracting

September 2019

Lessons on Contractor Termination for Default

By Alex Sarria and Carl Wiersum
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently overturned an agency’s decision to terminate a government contractor for default. The case serves as an important reminder that, when reviewing such a termination, the court gives little credence to the government’s subjective beliefs regarding the contractor’s ability to perform.
Acquisition

August 2019

The Road to Acquisition Reform ‘Nirvana’

By Stew Magnuson
Ninety-nine years of magazines sit in a bookcase located in the association’s office. What began as Army Ordnance in July 1920 would eventually morph into National Defense.
Defense Contracting

July 2019

Changes in Treatment of Confidential Info

By Kevin T. Barnett , Peter Hutt II and Nooree Lee
In June, the Supreme Court significantly altered how government agencies will treat confidential commercial information protected from disclosure by Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) — an issue that recurs repeatedly with respect to information submitted by contractors to government agencies.
Defense Contracting

July 2019

Compliance Guidance for Smaller Contractors

By Brian E. Sweeney
In April, the Department of Justice issued updated guidance regarding the evaluation of corporate compliance programs to assist prosecutors in deciding whether they were adequate and effective at the time of an offense, as well as at the time of a charging decision. It builds upon earlier guidance and provides further specificity as to the factors the department will consider in their evaluations.
Defense Contracting

July 2019

Exemptions for Value Added Taxes Often Overlooked

By Stephen Speciale and Matthew Lawrence
The purpose of this article is simple — to provide a basic understanding of value added tax (VAT) and help stakeholders complete sound exemption processes for the Defense Department’s international efforts in foreign countries.