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February 26, 2025
GAO Says Bidder Misunderstood Army Deal Requirements
The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest by Operations Services Inc. challenging the Army's award of a $7.3 million task order to another bidder, saying the company's protest is premised on a misunderstanding of the solicitation requirements.
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February 26, 2025
Trump Orders Fed Agencies To Plan For Large Layoffs
The White House is telling federal agencies to submit plans for "large-scale" layoffs by mid-March, accusing them of siphoning funding for "unproductive and unnecessary programs" and "not producing results for the American public."
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February 26, 2025
Dems Pan Trump Reversal On US Weapons Order
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee condemned the Trump administration's decision to scrap an order requiring potential international law violations involving U.S.-supplied weapons to be reported to Congress, calling it "a step backward."
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February 26, 2025
Honeywell Can't Ship Pension Calculations Fight To NC
Honeywell can't move a proposed class action alleging it miscalculated and underpaid retirees' pension benefits to its home state of North Carolina, an Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding that retirement plan terms allowing the company to dictate the forum don't apply to the worker leading the suit.
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February 26, 2025
GAO Says $35B Satellite System Needs Better Development
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that the Space Development Agency is pushing ahead with a $35 billion missile warning satellite system without its laser communications system fully working, creating the risk the system may not work as intended.
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February 26, 2025
SDA Chief Revealed Bid Info To $254M Awardee, Report Says
The Space Development Agency has made public an internal report confirming that its director revealed bidding information to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems prior to awarding it a $254 million contract.
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February 26, 2025
Vets Press 9th Circ. To Affirm LA Campus Housing Judgment
A group of veterans' organizations, retired military officers and legal scholars are urging the Ninth Circuit to uphold a California federal judge's decision that the federal government must build veterans housing on a Los Angeles campus, saying such housing is greatly needed and complies with federal law.
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February 26, 2025
Boeing, Lockheed Supplier Hits Ch. 11 With Over $50M In Debt
Dynamic Aerostructures LLC, a Los Angeles aerospace parts supplier for Lockheed Martin and Boeing, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, citing more than $50 million in debt, after the company suffered from "manufacturing practice inconsistencies" that resulted in quality control issues.
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February 25, 2025
Trump Admin Must Restore Aid By Wed. Night, Court Says
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday gave the Trump administration until the end of Wednesday to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign assistance funding, granting aid organizations' second request in a week to enforce the temporary restraining order.
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February 25, 2025
Trump Targets Covington Attys For Repping Special Counsel
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of security clearances held by Covington & Burling LLP attorneys who represent former special counsel Jack Smith, with the president citing the attorneys' supposed roles in the "weaponization of the judicial process."
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February 25, 2025
Binance Can't Evade Terror Victims' Suit, But It's Trimmed
The New York federal judge overseeing Hamas attack survivors' claims against Binance and its former CEO said on Tuesday that the defendants can't dodge the suit claiming they aided terrorist groups on a jurisdictional basis, but said some of the plaintiffs are not closely related enough to the victims to bring claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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February 25, 2025
Imported Copper May Face Tariffs Following New Trump Probe
President Donald Trump ordered an investigation of copper imports Tuesday, triggering a process that could result in new tariffs if the administration determines that U.S. reliance on overseas suppliers poses a threat to national security.
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February 25, 2025
Aircraft Parts Maker Hit With Class Claims Over Explosion
Philadelphia-area aerospace parts manufacturer SPS Technologies LLC has been hit with a class action over an explosion that resulted in a dayslong blaze at its Abington, Pennsylvania, facility that caused school and business closures as well as evacuations.
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February 25, 2025
How To Track Trump's Legal Battles
President Donald Trump has issued a historic number of executive orders and other actions during his first five weeks back in the White House, eliciting more than 80 legal challenges and setting the stage for major courtroom battles over birthright citizenship, presidential power, the federal government's structure and more. Law360 has created a database to keep track of them all.
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February 25, 2025
Newman Says Fed. Circ. Doctors Undermine Suspension Case
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has said the court's other judges have undermined their claims about why they suspended her, by retaining experts who questioned reports from her own doctors finding her fit to serve as a judge.
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February 25, 2025
PLA Amendment Moots Contractor Dispute, Gov't Says
The federal government has asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss a case challenging the requirement that contractors submit a project labor agreement with their solicitations for government projects, saying the requirement has already been removed from the solicitations at issue.
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February 25, 2025
Ex-Privacy Board Members Sue Trump Over Firings
Two Democrats who had served on Congress' privacy watchdog over the executive branch's counterterrorism policies are suing the Trump administration, claiming they were illegally fired from the nonpartisan board to deny it a quorum and end its oversight.
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February 25, 2025
VA Fires Another 1,400 Employees Amid Dems' Pushback
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday it is dismissing another 1,400 probationary employees from "non-mission critical" positions amid criticism from Democrats over a round of cuts announced earlier this month.
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February 25, 2025
Former FCC Space Bureau Chief Joins DLA Piper In DC
The former head of the Federal Communications Commission's Space Bureau has joined DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., to help lead its practice focused on space exploration and innovation, the firm said Tuesday.
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February 25, 2025
FCC Hires US House Lawyer As Regulator's Deputy GC
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday named a top lawyer from the legislative branch as the agency's new deputy general counsel for litigation.
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February 24, 2025
US Steel, Nippon Urge Court Not To Toss Cleveland-Cliffs Suit
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel have pressed a Pennsylvania federal court to leave intact their suit accusing Cleveland-Cliffs and United Steelworkers union leadership of illegally conspiring to prevent their planned $14.9 billion merger, arguing that they're trying to block an "unlawful agreement," not shut down political speech.
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February 24, 2025
DC Circ. To Hear Judge Newman's Appeal In April
The D.C. Circuit has set a date in April to hear an appeal from Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who is fighting her suspension from the bench for refusing to undergo medical tests.
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February 24, 2025
Md. Judge Blocks DOGE Access To Education, OPM Data
A Maryland federal judge on Monday prohibited the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from continuing to share with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency the sensitive information of federal employees and student aid recipients, saying the agencies likely have violated federal privacy law.
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February 24, 2025
Claims Court Can Hear $650M Other Transaction Deal Dispute
A Court of Federal Claims judge has declined to dismiss Raytheon's protest over a $648.5 million Missile Defense Agency interceptor development deal, saying it clearly fits within the court's jurisdiction over Other Transaction Authority agreements.
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February 24, 2025
Bezos Satellite Co. Seeks To Block His Paper In Docs Dispute
A satellite facility launched by Jeff Bezos' Amazon wants a preliminary injunction to partially block Washington state's labor department from releasing records to the Bezos-owned Washington Post, arguing that the photos and documents are exempt under the state's public records law because they would expose sensitive trade secrets.
Expert Analysis
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Politicized OIGs Could Target Federal Employees, Contractors
After President Donald Trump fired nearly 20 inspectors general last week, it’s worth exploring how the administration could use Offices of Inspectors General to target federal employees and contractors, why it would be difficult to fight this effort, and one possible bulwark against the politicization of these watchdogs, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.
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5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
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Trump Likely To Prioritize Trade, Customs Fraud Enforcement
With the evasion of tariffs and duties a probable focus for the U.S. Department of Justice and its partners under President Donald Trump, businesses should carefully monitor supply chains to avoid enforcement targeting, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.
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Overseas Investment Rule Calls For Compliance Caution
Investors should be leery of who and what they are investing in now that the federal outbound investment regime, effective Jan. 2, has extended the governement's regulatory reach to businesses and parties not previously subject to trade restrictions, says Thaddeus McBride at Bass Berry.
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Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review
Attorneys at Paul Weiss highlight notable developments in the U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section’s recently released annual report, and discuss what the second Trump administration could mean for enforcement in the year to come.
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'Key Personnel' Defense Is Trending In GAO Bid Protests
A trio of recent cases before the U.S. Government Accountability Office demonstrate that both the government and intervenors are increasingly defending bid protests by arguing that a protester's key personnel became unavailable after a proposal submission, but prior to an award, says Joshua Duvall at Maynard Nexsen.
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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies
Given the breadth of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s authority under new restrictions on foreign adversary products and technologies, companies should assess their risk of falling in the agency's crosshairs and, if so, engage with BIS ahead of any enforcement action, says Peter Jeydel at Troutman Pepper Locke.
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What's Next For Accounting Enforcement After SEC's Big 2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Trump administration will likely continue to focus enforcement efforts on many of the same accounting and auditing issues that it pursued over the past year — but other areas, such as ESG, internal controls and cryptocurrency cases, may fall out of focus, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2025
The critical policy milestones for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances expected in 2025 will not only shape the trajectory of PFAS regulation, but also set key precedents for environmental accountability, potentially reshaping the corporate approach to these "forever chemicals" for decades to come, say attorneys at MG+M.
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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Key Risk Takeaways
While there are a few limitations on the scope of a new final rule restricting certain foreign adversary products and technologies, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security retains sweeping authority to regulate an array of risk areas, says Peter Jeydel at Troutman.
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Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Managing Litigation Side-Switching During 2nd Trump Admin
Now that the new presidential administration is in place, the government will likely switch positions in a number of pending cases, and stakeholders should employ strategies to protect their interests, say attorneys at Covington.
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3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA
The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.