by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 7, 2020 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2019 recovered more than $3 billion in Civil False Claims Act settlements and judgments. This included $844 million in non-Qui Tam amounts and $2.2 billion in Qui Tam amounts. The relator’s share in FY 2019 amounted to $272... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 26, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Government Can’t Rely on Non-Credible Hearsay to Show Failure to Meet Contract Specifications In a recent construction contract, the Government sought to rely on testimony from a contract manager who “heard [] from another government employee [that the... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 19, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Uncategorized
In an interesting reversal, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA” or “Board”) case dealing with the acceptable wording and format of a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. Hejran Hejrat Co., Ltd, v. United... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 5, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Court of Federal claims recently found the default termination of an Army contract for repair of an Air Force runway to be “improvident” and converted the default to a termination for convenience of the Government. Alutiiq Manufacturing Contractors, LLC v. United... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 17, 2019 | Claims and Remedies
Final Contracting Officer Decision On Claim Does Not Cure Lack Of Certification The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals reinforced the statutory and regulatory framework for claims over $100,000 that lack certification when submitted to the Contracting Officer. Such... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 5, 2019 | Claims and Remedies
Correctible Defective Claim Certification In a recent blog on this site, “Defective” Claim Certification or “No Claim Certification,” this blog explained that a contractor’s failure to include a statutorily required certification when it submitted its initial claim to...