Shane Hannon

Jan 30, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Justin Chiarodo |Amanda DeLaPerriere |Shane Hannon

The Trump administration’s directives to “pause” grant funding and to terminate certain grants and contracts sent shock waves through the government contracts and non-profit sectors. Although the “pause” in grant funding has been temporarily halted by a federal court (as of January 28), other terminations and suspensions have not been blocked. We summarize below the steps entities can take to preserve their rights as they navigate these emerging directives. But First: What Happened?

Nov 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Shane Hannon |Luke W. Meier

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024 (B-158766), summarizing bid protest activity during the 2024 fiscal year. The FY24 bid protest statistics reflect a continuation of recent trends, and course correction after the FY23 statistics were skewed by the 100+ protests challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ government-wide acquisition contract, the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (“CIO-SP4”).

Jun 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Scott Arnold |Shane Hannon

The Federal Circuit last Friday issued a decision that is, as the dissent put it, “a very important government contract case.” In Percipient.ai v. United States, the Federal Circuit adopted a narrow construction of the FASA task order bar, which prohibits the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) from hearing a protest challenging the issuance of a task order.

Jun 12, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Shane Hannon |Scott Arnold |George Whipple |Lorelie Masters

On May 16, 2024, the Illinois House of Representatives passed S.B. 2979, following the bill’s passage in the Illinois Senate in April. S.B. 2979 next goes to Governor J.B. Pritzker for signature. S.B. 2979 would amend the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) definitions and limit liability for businesses with multiple duplicative BIPA violations that relate to the same individual.

Jun 12, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Shane Hannon

The Federal Circuit last Friday issued a decision that is, as the dissent put it, “a very important government contract case.” In Percipient.ai v. United States, the Federal Circuit adopted a narrow construction of the FASA task order bar, which prohibits the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) from hearing a protest challenging the issuance of a task order.