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The roots of modern government law go back as far as ancient Greek and Roman times. Today’s modern laws seek to address both federal and state regulations impacting everything from the interplay between federal and state tax dollars to more local administrative agency concerns. Topics under this umbrella also include issues such as eligibility for aid under the federal Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts to ensuring environmental compliance from big business. If you are an attorney researching how the federal government awards or negotiates contracts, including an explanation on the bidding process and procurement integrity, FindLaw has a series of articles to help better inform your government law-based practice. Click on the links below to learn more.
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Contract Damages: Cost-Effective Services
Defects and deficiencies in plans, specifications and other contract documents are current common causes of construction delay. When the issue of delay and bidding documents problems are connected, it is common for the design professional to become ...
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Contract Interpretation: What is “Exposed”?
The contractor was performing a fixed price building contract which required the performance of certain alterations to an existing facility, including several painting tasks. The scope of two elements of the contractor's painting work were disputed ...
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Court Holds RCRA Citizen Suit May Not Be Brought Against State Agency
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has held that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR, now referred to as the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)) may not be sued under the citizen ...
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CPA Challenges to State Accountancy Board Limitations on Practice Finding Success on Antitrust and Constitutional Law Groups
Last year, litigation was brought against the Louisiana State Board of Certified Public Accountants, alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws and various constitutional provisions. A number of Louisiana CPAs had offered their clients ...
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DCAA Guidance Addresses Revised Far Cost Principle Relating To Employee Relocation Costs And Unilateral Contracting Officer Decisions To Adjust Indirect Cost Rates
On August 13, 2002, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) issued supplementary audit guidance to DCAA's Regional Directors and auditors concerning the application of the recently modified employee relocation cost principle, FAR 31.205-35. The ...
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Divided Panel Of U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit Declares False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional In Certain Cases
Arent Fox clients and friends involved in Government contracting, health care, Federal grant or entitlement programs, or regulated industries should be aware of the November 15, 1999 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in ...
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Don’t Count On Insurance Coverage To Cure Your Year 2000 Problems
The pervasive publicity afforded to the "Year 2000 Problem" resulting from the inability of many computers, software and embedded chips to recognize and/or process a four-digit year, causing them to function incorrectly or not at all, has given it a ...
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Draft Physician Compliance Program Released by Office of Inspector General
On June 12, 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General ("OIG") issued a draft guidance document -- Compliance Program Guidance for Individual and Small Group Physician Practices ("Compliance Program"). The ...
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Economic Incentives to Encourage Brownfield’s Redevelopment in New Jersey
Reprinted with permission from the issue of the On January 6, 1998, New Jersey's Governor Christine Whitman signed into law the Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act (the "Act"). The Act became effective immediately and is expected to ...
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Effect of Affirmative Action Decision on Small Minority-Owned Businesses
In a sharply divided 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court, in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Federico Pena, Secretary of Transportation, overruled past precedent and sharply restricted federal contracting preferences (or "set-asides") for ...
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