Designed for lawyers and contracting professionals, this course will focus on how various aspects of FOIA interact with government contracting. Discussion topics will include scenarios where a government contractor may need to file or respond to a FOIA request, the types of documents that can be requested through FOIA, the FOIA process from the submission […]

In a series of lessons, you will gain deep insight on how contracts, both government and commercial, are interpreted by boards and courts. The rules are not always the same for them! We will also spend some time discussing good contract drafting that will avoid interpretation disputes. This class teaches both legal theory (for the […]

https://publiccontractinginstitute.com/product/case-of-the-month-2024/ Please join our Case of the Month Club, a program in which our expert instructors will take a deep dive into recent decisions involving issues that affect all of us on a regular basis.  This class, meant for contracting professionals, will focus on different cases, going beyond the mere holding into the history, tactics, […]

Subcontract compliance continues to be as challenging for contractors to maintain these days as ever before.  Whether it’s understanding how to document subcontract compliance related items, knowing how to conduct appropriate price or cost analysis, or learning how to manage key FAR/DFARS flowdowns, Subcontracting professionals are faced with numerous  compliance topics that must be mastered. […]

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Government contracting takes the traditional, yet complex, rules of intellectual property (IP) and turns them on their head.  Questions about IP ownership, automatic licensing, and infringement are made more complex by contractual provisions that grant the government privileges to utilize contractor IP in ways uncommon in the commercial marketplace.  Differences between the relatively open FAR […]

This course will explore, explain, and provide hands-on practice in the key issues and principles of fiscal law as it affects federal procurement contracting. This course covers the significance and risks in making fiscal law decisions. It is designed for Government contracting officers and COTRs/CORs, program managers, resource managers, budget officers and legal staffs. Contractors […]

https://publiccontractinginstitute.com/product/cas-the-series-2024/ A 12-Episode interactive, and dare we say “fun”, series that guide students through the background and requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). Each hour long episode of CAS – The Series will focus on a bite size element of one of the most complex and challenging accounting rules facing government contractors. Each element […]