Establishing The Record In Court Of Federal Claims Bid Protests - Jonathan D. Shaffer, Mary Pat Buckenmeyer, and Zachary D. Prince have published a new Briefing Papers article about the importance of the composition of the administrative record in the resolution of a bid protest before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The full article is available here.
Metron, Inc.: A Primer for Proving Compensation Cost Reasonableness. Smith Pachter McWhorter member Stephen D. Knight and associate Kathryn T. Muldoon have published an article in Bloomberg Federal Contracts Report regarding a case in which they successfully argued before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) regarding executive compensation review practices employed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). The ASBCA sustained the appeal filed by Mr. Knight and Ms. Muldoon and overruled the government's determination that the client's executive compensation was not reasonable. The full article is available here.
New article regarding the increase in terminations for convenience following the economic downturn. Smith Pachter McWhorter associate Erica J. Geibel has published and article in The Journal of Professional CM/PM Management regarding the increase of government contract terminations for convenience following the economic downturn. The full text of the article is available here.
The American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law has recently published the Guide to State Procurement: A 50 State Primer on Purchasing Laws, Processes and Procedures.
Richard Johnson, Stephen Knight, John Pachter and Joe Smith recently prepared an article entitled “Geren v. Tecom, Inc.: The Federal Circuit Creates A New FAR Cost Principle,” which was published in the July 2009 edition of the Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report
Stephen Knight recently prepared an article entitled "'Certified Estimates' and Mandatory Disclosure: A Bad Decision Makes for a Worse Regulation,” which was published in the Summer 2009 edition of The Procurement Lawyer, the quarterly members’ publication of the ABA’s Section of Public Contract Law.
Richard Johnson, Joe Smith, and Matthew Haws recently prepared an article entitled “Allowability of Legal Costs of Third-Party Lawsuits Following Tecom, Inc.,” which was published in the March 2008 edition of the Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report.
Mark Hanson recently prepared an article entitled “Aspects of Construction Scheduling,” which was published in the October 2006 edition of the The Procurement Lawyer, the quarterly members’ publication of the ABA’s Section of Public Contract Law.
