by Ira E. Hoffman, Principal, Offit Kurman, P.A. and Director, The Public Contracting Institute | Sep 8, 2014 | Cybersecurity
This is the first in a series of blogs on the theme of the transformative nature of “cyber.” In this installment, we will begin setting the baseline for a dynamic discussion of a wide range of cybersecurity issues, starting with the definition of...
by Ira E. Hoffman, Principal, Offit Kurman, P.A. and Director, The Public Contracting Institute | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dan Gordon, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies at the George Washington University Law School, former Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and, before that, Acting General Counsel at the Government Accountability Office...
by Ira E. Hoffman, Principal, Offit Kurman, P.A. and Director, The Public Contracting Institute | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is highly unusual for a scholarly paper on bid protests to generate excitement in the media, but Dan Gordon has triggered a virtual firestorm by finding, in a recent article, that “[i]t is rare for a protester to win a protest, and even rarer for a winning...
by Ira E. Hoffman, Principal, Offit Kurman, P.A. and Director, The Public Contracting Institute | Sep 20, 2012 | FAR
Recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a new rule setting size standards for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes known as NAICS 2012. See 77 Fed. Reg. 49,991 (Aug. 20, 2012). The rule, which has an effective date of...
