J. Chris Haile

Apr 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Lorraine M. Campos |Erin N. Rankin |J. Chris Haile |Skye Mathieson

On April 22, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Final Rule significantly revising the Uniform Guidance for grants, cooperative agreements, and other federal financial assistance. The Final Rule (titled "OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance"), and OMB's accompanying memorandum to agencies and reference guide, state that the revisions aim to streamline and clarify the grant rules and improve management, transparency, and oversight of federal financial assistance.

Feb 2, 2024 | mondaq.com | Robert J. Sneckenberg |Amanda McDowell |Nicole Owren-Wiest |J. Chris Haile

In JE Dunn Construction Company, ASBCA No. 63183, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("ASBCA") issued its first published decision applying the Federal Circuit's recent holding that the FAR sum-certain requirement for Contract Disputes Act claims is not jurisdictional. The Board held that, because the government did not raise the issue until after a hearing on the merits, the government forfeited its right to challenge the contractor's satisfaction of the sum-certain requirement.

Jun 9, 2023 | today.westlaw.com | Steve McBrady |J. Chris Haile |Michelle Coleman |Amanda McDowell

(June 20, 2023) - Crowell & Moring LLP attorneys discuss how an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals decision regarding its jurisdiction over claims with underlying monetary consequences affects government contractors. On May 15, 2023, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("ASBCA" or "the Board") in J&J Maintenance, Inc., d/b/a J&J Worldwide Services, ASBCA No. 630131 issued an instructive analysis of its jurisdiction to hear monetary and nonmonetary claims.

May 26, 2023 | mondaq.com | J. Chris Haile |Per Midboe |Alexandra Barbee-Garrett

Concerns about the federal debt limit have simmered since the Government reached the limit in January, but things are coming to a boil with the Treasury Department's confirming that, as early as June 1, "extraordinary measures" may be insufficient to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its obligations. A default would be unprecedented, creating uncertainty about how the Administration will proceed.

May 16, 2023 | lexblog.com | J. Chris Haile |Alexandra Barbee-Garrett |Per Midboe

Alexandra Barbee-Garrett is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Government Contracts Group. Alex represents government contractors in both litigation and counseling matters. Her practice includes bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Government Contracts Group.