Catherine Shames

Jan 24, 2025 | mondaq.com | Nicole Owren-Wiest |Erin N. Rankin |Catherine Shames

On January 17, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule replacing the term"significant deficiency" in the Defense FederalAcquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) with the term"material weakness" for use in reviews of contractorbusiness systems.

Oct 9, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nicole Owren-Wiest |Erin N. Rankin |Catherine Shames

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has confirmed that the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) has jurisdiction to decide whether contractors may offset cost impacts from multiple, simultaneous cost accounting changes when some changes increase costs to the Government, and other changes decrease costs to the Government. The dispute dates back to 2011, when The Boeing Company made eight simultaneous changes to its cost accounting practices.

Jul 2, 2024 | mondaq.com | Erin EWilson Rankin |Catherine Shames |Nicole Owren-Wiest

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced that it seeks public comments on a proposed change to the contractor business systems regime.

Mar 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nicole Owren-Wiest |Erin N. Rankin |Catherine Shames

In Strategic Technology Institute, Inc. v. Sec'y of Def., 91 F.4th 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2024), the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), which held that the government's 2018 claim was not time-barred by the Contract Dispute Act's (CDA) six-year statute of limitations.

Feb 22, 2024 | lexblog.com | Nicole Owren-Wiest |Erin EWilson Rankin |Catherine Shames

In Strategic Technology Institute, Inc. v. Sec’y of Def., 91 F.4th 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2024), the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), which held that the government’s 2018 claim was not time-barred by the Contract Dispute Act’s (CDA) six-year statute of limitations.