Government Contracts Coffee Break

Liza Craig chats with government contracting pricing expert Marsha Lindquist about Marsha's new book - Secrets of Strategic Pricing for Government Contractors – and about tips for developing winning strategies related to strategic pricing. Government contractors will not want to miss this discussion!

Join Liza Craig and summer associates Jordon DeGroote and Ahmad Younis as they discuss the recent Government Accountability Office (‘GAO') protest decision. The decision reminds us that federal agencies will face an uphill battle when interpreting laws, rules, regulations, provisions, etc. cited in the solicitation in a manner that is inconsistent with the GAO “plain meeting.”

Our hosts, Liza Craig and Joshuah Turner, discuss economic price adjustment clauses in defense contracts and the new guidance on the topic issued to contracting officers.

Liza Craig, Joshuah Turner, and Eric Manski discuss recent cybersecurity trends and issues that government contractors should be aware of.

Joshuah Turner, a member of Reed Smith's Government Contracts and Grants team, speaks with Jim Doerfler, counsel in all matters involving project counsel work on private and public commercial and industrial construction projects, about stipends and how they are effectively used in construction contracting.

Liza Craig and Joshuah Turner, both members of Reed Smith's Global Regulatory Enforcement Group and both former Department of Defense (DoD) Agency counsel, discuss the recently issued final rule on DoD enhanced debriefings, which builds upon DoD's 2018 Class Deviation on enhanced debriefings and clarifies the associated bid protest time lines that Defense contractors should be aware of.

Partner Liza Craig discusses sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 that defense contractors and others interested in government business need to know about.

Regulatory Enforcement Group lawyers Liza Craig and Joshuah Turner discuss recent GAO decisions that government contractors need to know about.

Members of Reed Smith's Government Contracts and Grants team discuss basic terms associated with data rights that every government contractor needs to know. Liza Craig and Joshuah Turner look at intellectual property from a federal contractor's perspective and explain what they see, in the first episode of this multi-part podcast series. 

The Federal Government has instituted mask mandates and other requirements in federal workplaces due to a surge in illness caused by the new COVID-19 variants. Global Regulatory Enforcement lawyers Liza Craig and Joshuah Turner discuss the federal COVID-19 workplace safety policies that will impact federal employees and on-site contractors. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith's Liza Craig welcomes Jennifer Hanks, president and co-founder of MMC Consulting, and Kameke Mitchell, policy specialist at the Defense Department to share their views on trends in procurement and contract management. These icons have unique perspectives for federal government buyers as well as for private sector sellers. Hanks and Mitchell shed light on contracting in the post-pandemic context; discuss IT's impact on contract management processes; and explain the importance of diversity and equity in contracting. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Counsel Liza Craig kicks off the first of a three-part podcast series focused on GSA contracting. If you are new to the contracting field, tune in to learn all about the General Services Administration, its mission and GSA-Schedule contracts generally. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Join Reed Smith's Liza Craig as she discusses the state of non-compete agreements in Washington, D.C., and the new law that stands to prevent employers from using them. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Listen as Reed Smith's Liza Craig discusses the recent Court of Federal Claims case Nika Technologies, Inc. v. United States and its impact on GAO protest filing deadlines. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Liza Craig of Reed Smith's Global Regulatory Enforcement Group discusses the newly enacted law governing Internet of Things (IoT) device procurement by federal agencies and shares insights about this law's impact on contractors and consumers. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith's Liza Craig discusses Department of Labor VETS-4212 reporting on veteran employees, and what prime and subcontractors must do to comply with its requirements For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith is particularly proud of our veteran employees and supports veterans around the world who give so much for their countries. Reed Smith counsel Liza Craig, business development senior manager Karen Hoy, and two veterans – Howard Womersley Smith, a Reed Smith partner; and Richard Ryan, senior counsel at BAE Systems – discuss military service, the critical role veterans play for defense contractors, and BAE System's efforts to provide opportunities for veterans worldwide as they transition from military service into a civilian career.  For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith's Liza Craig discusses the Small Business Administration and Department of Veteran Affairs programs designed to assist veteran-owned business entities identify and win federal contracts. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith's Liza Craig discusses the protest process and considerations for potential protesters in this episode of the Government Contracts Coffee Break Podcast. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith counsel Liza Craig discusses foundational considerations for businesses bringing employees back to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Join Liza Craig, counsel and member of Reed Smith's Government Contracts and Grants Team, as she discusses the recent Trump administration's Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping and its impact on government contractors. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith's Government Contracts and Grants Practice Group provides legal services to companies that do business with federal, state and local government agencies. Practice group member Liza Craig discusses the group's main focus areas (compliance, transactions and litigation) and talks about how outside counsel can help throughout the procurement life cycle. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Reed Smith counsel Liza Craig discusses merger and acquisition tips related to small business acquisitions. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Join Reed Smith counsel Liza Craig and summer associate Prashasti Bhatnagar for a discussion about the U.S. General Services Administration's e-marketplace pilot, which will be coming to a federal agency near you very soon. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page. View Reed Smith's summer associates IG weekly recaps on Instagram!

Reed Smith attorneys Liza Craig and Leigh Hansson and summer associate Karim Al-Hassan discuss the impact of the new rule published by the FAR Council implementing section 889(a)(1)(B) of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page.

Join Reed Smith partners from the United States, Brussels and London as they discuss the global war against PPE procurement fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page or contact Liza Craig, Leigh Hansson, Yves Melin and Eric Sussman.

Partners from Reed Smith's International Trade & National Security team discuss changes to the European Union's export controls on surveillance technology expected to enter into force soon. From their vantage points in London, Washington and Brussels, our lawyers will address what these changes might mean to your business, and how they might restrict the UK's access to certain products following its imminent departure from the EU. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's International Trade & National Security and Government Contract & Grants pages, or contact Leigh Hansson, Peter Teare and Yves Melin.  

Reed Smith partners with international practices and perspectives discuss responses to the COVID-19 pandemic – the adoption of measures by EU member states; the enactment of EU-wide restrictions; the implementation of U.S. export controls – and how they all converge to impact your business. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page or contact Liza Craig, Leigh Hansson and Yves Melin. For more information on the legal and business implications of COVID-19, visit the Reed Smith Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center.

Members of Reed Smith's Global Regulatory Enforcement Group discuss the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' National Interest Exemption issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explain what government contractors need to know about how it will impact their business. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page or contact Liza Craig, Elizabeth Leavy and Lauren Weaver. For more information on the legal and business implications of COVID-19, visit the Reed Smith Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center.

Members of Reed Smith's Global Regulatory Enforcement group discuss how recipients of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds can avoid liability under the False Claims Act. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page, or contact Liza Craig, Rizwan Qureshi, Andrew Bernasconi, and Daniel Herbst. For more information on the legal and business implications of COVID-19, visit the Reed Smith Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center.

Members of the Reed Smith government contracts and grants team discuss important GAO cases and protest trends from 2019 that government contractors should know about. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page, or contact Liza Craig, Larry Block, and Elizabeth Leavy.

Members of the Reed Smith government contracts and grants team discuss the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and some of the provisions that government contractors need to be aware of. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page, or contact Liza Craig, Elizabeth Leavy, William Kirkwood, and Holly Roth.

Members of the Reed Smith government contracts and grants team discuss the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and what compliance will look like for defense contractors. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's Government Contracts & Grants page, or contact Liza Craig, Holly Roth, Elizabeth Leavy, and William Kirkwood.