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This section provides useful news and resources such as links to information and assistance sites for legal matters, articles published by Cohen Mohr attorneys, representative cases, and various policies and procedures relevant to our practice areas.

Published on:July 25, 2024

Cordatis prevails in GAO protest alleging an organizational conflict of interest

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen and John O'Brien successfully defended Deloitte & Touche's contract award in a bid protest claiming that the Department of Defense failed to investigate and mitigate an alleged organizational conflict...

Published on:June 28, 2024

The Court of Federal Claims holds that USAID unlawfully eliminated our client from an $800 million procurement

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a decision requiring the U.S. Agency for International Development to allow our client--a mentor-protege joint venture--to compete for an $800 million contract. Click here to...

Published on:June 1, 2024

Updated requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

On May 14th, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated version of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3. This publication addresses safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) within nonfederal systems and...

Published on:May 13, 2024

Cordatis protest win snatches victory from the jaws of defeat

A Cordatis team consisting of Daniel Strouse, Pablo Nichols, Jason Moy, and Rhina Cardenal recently won a post-award protest on behalf of our client ITillity, LLC. In the protest, Cordatis persuaded GAO that the Department of...

Published on:April 25, 2024

Medical Marijuana and Security Clearances

Bill Savarino and Rhina Cardenal successfully defended the security clearance of an individual facing accusations related to the use of medical marijuana. After Mr. Savarino and Ms. Cardenal presented their case, the Defense Office of Hearings...

Published on:April 11, 2024

“Judge Criticizes USPS as K-9 Screening Contract ‘Saga’ Ends”

Law360 recently published an article highlighting Daniel Strouse and Josh Schnell's successful representation of our client in a multi-year protest of a major USPS procurement for bomb-detection services. During the course of this long-running protest, our...

Published on:February 17, 2024

New DoD Rule increases the domestic content requirements for certain contracts

On February 14, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule that changes the domestic-sourcing requirements for DoD procurements subject to the Buy-America Act. When applicable, this final rule generally requires contractors to supply...

Published on:February 16, 2024

Cordatis successfully defends challenge to security clearance based on allegations of financial distress and foreign influence

Bill Savarino and Rhina Cardenal saved another clearance (and likely a career) with a victory at the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) in a complicated case involving the impact of financial difficulties on security...

Published on:January 22, 2024

Cordatis successfully defends the IRS’s award of a BPA award to Allicent Technology, LLC

A Cordatis team consisting of Daniel Strouse and John O'Brien successfully defended the award of an IRS BPA to Allicent Technology, LLC. In defending the award, Cordatis rebutted the protestor's arguments about the IRS's evaluation and...

Published on:January 18, 2024

Cordatis wins GAO bid protest for Deloitte Consulting, LLP

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen, John O'Brien, Pablo Nichols, and Jason Moy recently won a post-award GAO protest for Deloitte Consulting. In its decision, GAO agreed with Cordatis's argument that the Department of Homeland...

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Cordatis prevails in GAO protest alleging an organizational conflict of interest

The Court of Federal Claims holds that USAID unlawfully eliminated our client from an $800 million procurement

Updated requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Cordatis protest win snatches victory from the jaws of defeat

Medical Marijuana and Security Clearances

“Judge Criticizes USPS as K-9 Screening Contract ‘Saga’ Ends”

New DoD Rule increases the domestic content requirements for certain contracts

Cordatis successfully defends challenge to security clearance based on allegations of financial distress and foreign influence

Cordatis successfully defends the IRS’s award of a BPA award to Allicent Technology, LLC

Cordatis wins GAO bid protest for Deloitte Consulting, LLP

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