By Oles Morrison on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States, published June 9th, gives a national ranking to Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker’s Government Contracts practice group stating the firm boasts “a deep bench of government contracts specialists . . . . recognized for its experience in government construction contracting matters.” The firm’s Government Contracts practice […]
By James F. Nagle on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
FEDERAL CONTRACTS: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Presented at Navigating Federal Government Contracts Northwest 2020, October 21-22, 2020 BY, JAMES F. NAGLE [1], OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER LLP (For a PDF version of Federal Contracts: The Year in Review, please click here.) I. NEW STATUTES A. THE NATIONAL […]
By Oles Morrison on June 22, 2017 | Posted in
Following Executive Order 13788 issued April 18, 2017, “Buy American and Hire American,” contractors and subcontractors should prepare for increased enforcement of the Buy American Act (BAA), Buy America legislation, the “Little Buy American Acts,” and related civil or criminal prosecution under the False Claims Acts (FCA). In recent years, […]
By Oles Morrison on August 4, 2016 | Posted in
In the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Business Development’s most recent report to Congress, SBA’s statistics reflect that approximately 23 percent of companies that complete the 8(a) program either cease to exist, substantially curtail operations, or have no available information within three years of graduation from the program. […]
By Howard W. Roth on October 29, 2015 | Posted in
On October 20, 2015, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) released its Annual Report of Transactions and Proceedings for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2015. The report indicates that the number of appeals pending have more than doubled since 2011, but that the increase has slowed considerably […]