On February 14, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by Marathon Medical Corporation, an unsuccessful bidder, concluding that its protest was untimely.
Continue Reading Bid Protest Minute: Avoiding the Timeliness TrapFinal Rule Expands Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program Eligibility Criteria
On March 12, the Department of Defense (DOD) promulgated a final rule that expands the eligibility criteria for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program, a voluntary initiative aimed at bolstering the DIB’s ability to safeguard critical information.
Continue Reading Final Rule Expands Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program Eligibility CriteriaInternational Trade Enforcement Roundup – March 2024
You are reading the March 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.
Continue Reading International Trade Enforcement Roundup – March 2024Dispensing of a Significant Jurisdictional Hurdle, Federal Circuit Holds Incorporated EULA Confers Jurisdiction
On March 6, the Federal Circuit held that a software company sufficiently established jurisdiction under the Contract Dispute Act (CDA) where its end-user license agreement (EULA) was incorporated into another contractor’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Continue Reading Dispensing of a Significant Jurisdictional Hurdle, Federal Circuit Holds Incorporated EULA Confers JurisdictionSwiss Finance Company to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sanctions Violations
On March 14, the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that EFG International AG (EFG), a Switzerland-based bank, had agreed to pay roughly $3.74 million to settle allegations that it had violated multiple U.S. sanctions regimes.
Continue Reading Swiss Finance Company to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sanctions ViolationsInsights on Russian Sanctions in The Washington Post
I recently shared insights on the landscape of U.S. sanctions on Russia for a story in The Washington Post entitled “Why the U.S. Put a $1 Million Bounty on a Russian Yacht’s Alleged Manager.”
Continue Reading Insights on Russian Sanctions in The Washington PostInternational Trade Enforcement Roundup – February 2024
You are reading the February 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.
Continue Reading International Trade Enforcement Roundup – February 2024Cyber Defense Magazine Article on CMMC Proposed Rule
We published an article titled “Department of Defense Publishes Long-Awaited CMMC Proposed Rule,” in the March 2024 edition of Cyber Defense Magazine.
Continue Reading Cyber Defense Magazine Article on CMMC Proposed RuleBid Protest Minute: GAO’s Task Order Jurisdiction
On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider it.
Continue Reading Bid Protest Minute: GAO’s Task Order JurisdictionJoin Us: 2023 Export Year in Review Webinar
In 2023, U.S. export officials were busy bringing novel enforcement actions, introducing new and far-reaching rules, and issuing guidance (and warnings) to the exporting community. We can expect 2024 to be similar.
Join us for an insightful webinar where Thad McBride and Faith Dibble – international trade attorneys at Bass, Berry & Sims – will delve into the noteworthy enforcement actions of 2023.
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