In a sweeping and unprecedented enforcement action, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has dramatically escalated its oversight of the 8(a) Business Development Program — reportedly leaving more than 1,000 small businesses suddenly sidelined and raising serious questions about procedural protections and appeal rights.
In December 2025, SBA issued a blanket
In Pott v. World Capital Properties, the 11th Circuit held that an international arbitral tribunal operating under the New York Convention may pierce the corporate veil to assert jurisdiction over a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement.
The dispute arose from an alleged breach of a stock option agreement between Alfredo Pott and World Capital
As federal agencies continue to navigate budget constraints, geopolitical uncertainty, workforce shortages, and rapid technological change, government contractors entering 2026 face an increasingly complex legal and enforcement environment. Recent case law, agency guidance, and enforcement activity reflect a clear trend: Contractors are being held to higher standards of documentation, transparency, and internal controls across the
Recent reports and contractor experiences suggest that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has, in some instances, failed to timely pay contractors for work that has already been performed and accepted. While payment delays are not unprecedented in federal contracting, prolonged or systemic nonpayment raises serious legal and practical concerns — particularly for contractors
Bradley’s Government Contracts Practice Group was recently named a Law360 Practice Group of the Year for 2025. This award recognizes the practice groups that worked on the biggest deals or achieved the biggest wins in the most important cases over the past year in a variety of key practice areas. This is the fourth
The U.S. government contracts market is the largest and most sophisticated public procurement system in the world, with annual spending exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars across defense, civilian agencies, infrastructure, IT, healthcare, and professional services. For foreign companies, the market offers substantial opportunity — but it also presents unique legal, regulatory, and practical challenges
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently issued a significant ruling in City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, et al. v. Christopher Wright, addressing constitutional constraints on executive agency conduct in the context of federal grant terminations. The decision — issued by Judge Amit P. Mehta — saw the court enter judgment
As 2025 draws to a close, both the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) have released their annual reports for fiscal year 2025. Together, these reports offer valuable insights into contract dispute trends, case outcomes, use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and broader developments practitioners and
When injuries occur on public roadways, plaintiffs often look beyond the immediate parties and sue the engineers and contractors who designed or built the roadway. Many states have statutes that attempt to shield those parties from liability. Whether immunity attaches in a given case is often a matter of statutory interpretation. For example, in Texas
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued to Congress its annual bid protest report (PDF). As discussed below, this year’s report is noteworthy for multiple reasons, including that it shows that protesters continued to receive some form of relief from the procuring agency in more than half of the protests filed with the GAO in