In this month’s edition of The Essential GovCon Brief, Patrick Burns and Gloria Cannon discuss two major developments affecting government contractors.
First, they examine the Trump Administration’s Executive Order promoting efficiency, accountability, and performance in federal contracting, including its governmentwide push toward fixed-price contracting and potential implications for major federal programs. They also discuss the Federal Circuit’s decision in Life Science Logistics v. United States, which clarifies the legal standard governing CICA stay override challenges in bid protests.