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STG, Inc., B-408992, Dec. 15, 2013
Successful protest on behalf of STG where agency took corrective action by cancelling the awarded contract and the solicitation.
Bill Savarino saved another clearance before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). This one involved allegations under Guideline B (Foreign Influence) stemming from the applicant’s family ties to the African country of Tanzania. Both...
Cohen Mohr successfully protested the eligibility of a purported service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC) on the grounds that a service-disabled veteran did not control the firm at the time of offer. Victor Klingelhofer represented...
Bill Savarino helped a world-famous senior aerospace engineer successfully overcome an unfavorable adjudication at DOHA under Guideline C (Foreign Preference) by strategically orchestrating his clearance reapplication 12 months later.
Radio station 770 KKOB in Albuquerque, N.M. interviewed Bill Savarino on October 7, 2013 about financial issues as they affect security clearance eligibility.
Bill Savarino appears on WJLA TV to discuss new clearance initiatives arising out of the Navy Yard shooting. To view, go to https://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/09/navy-yard-shooting-chief-lanier-talks-about-mass-shooting-94429.html
Sharp Electronics Corp. v. McHugh: The Not-So-Bright-Line
In Sharp Electronics Corp. v. McHugh, referred to in this article as ‘‘Sharp III,’’ the Federal Circuit, for the first time, addressed the interpretation and application of FAR 8.406-6, the 10-year-old Disputes Clause applicable to claims...
Bill Savarino won another Personnel Security Hearing at the DOE. This involved allegations under Criterion F (10 C.F.R. 710.8(f)) that the applicant deliberately misrepresented his drug use to both another government agency as well as DOE....
Bill Savarino won another case before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). This one involved allegations under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline D (Sexual Conduct). The applicant was accused of purposefully seeking out...
