Patrick Quigley

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Aron C. Beezley |Patrick Quigley

In a cautionary decision that reinforces the importance of strict compliance with solicitation instructions, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently denied in part and dismissed in part a protest challenging a contractor’s elimination from a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) procurement. The recent case — FI Consulting, Inc. (FIC) — centers on a seemingly minor formatting error: the inclusion of a corporate logo with embedded text on the cover page of FIC’s quotation.

1 week ago | natlawreview.com | Conor Duffy |Aron C. Beezley |Patrick Quigley |Zachary Ahonen

On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding the formula the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) utilized to calculate Medicare hospitals’ disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment adjustments, denying a challenge brought by hospitals seeking higher DSH reimbursement. In Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, No. 23-715 (S. Ct. Apr.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Aron C. Beezley |Patrick Quigley

As the regulatory environment continues to evolve in the new administration, U.S. government contractors are facing an increasingly complex array of legal challenges. Staying compliant and competitive requires close attention to several ongoing legal issues in addition to emerging ones:Cybersecurity remains a top priority for federal agencies, and the rollout of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework has brought new compliance expectations.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Aron C. Beezley |Patrick Quigley

On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order rescinding several policies from the previous administration, including Executive Order 14026, which had increased the minimum wage for federal contractors. Signed on April 27, 2021, by then-President Joe Biden, Executive Order 14026 mandated that federal contractors pay a minimum wage of $15 per hour. This policy aimed to improve the livelihoods of workers on federal contracts and was set to adjust annually with inflation.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Aron C. Beezley |Patrick Quigley

In light of the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) recent efforts to reduce the number of federal government contracts and purportedly streamline the procurement process, it has never been more critical for federal contractors to understand the importance of bid protests. These protests can have far-reaching consequences for all parties involved, from the protester to the contract awardee, as well as the procuring agency itself.