By Joseph Berger, Tom Mason, Ray McCann and Francis Purcell ( September 17, 2018, 3:14 PM EDT) -- The past several days have been difficult for many government contractors that were in the direct path of Hurricane Florence's assault on the southeastern United States. In addition to the loss of lives and extensive property damage, hurricanes disrupt contractors' performance of government contracts in a myriad of ways, often resulting in schedule delays, formal and informal/constructive changes to the government's requirements, and shortages of and/or increases in the costs of materials and services. What follows is a brief discussion of what government contractors should know regarding how government contracts typically address these and other "aftermath" issues and some general advice regarding what they should do now to protect their interests in their contracts....
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