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The article focuses on various technical aspects of a contractor claim against the government. Topics discussed include role of contract claims against the federal government as the basis of resolution as well as litigation, importance of thorough legal research for the proper dispute resolution and jurisdictional requirements of contractor's claim under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It also discusses the requirement of damages for claims.

The article discusses the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Schindler Elevator Corp. It explores the ruling of the court which was said to provide practical guidance for government contractors in the country. It cites the court's resolution to discontinue False Claims Act-related cases if they are based on written Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) responses.

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The article focuses on a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress aimed at requiring foreign contractors to voluntarily agree to be covered by the jurisdiction of federal courts for certain lawsuits. Senator Claire McCaskill questioned the need to require foreign contractors with liability insurance considering that the government cannot file a lawsuit against them. The issue of the death of Army Lieutenant Colonel Dominic Baragona in an accident which allegedly a result of negligence of a driver of the company Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport (KGL) is tackled.

This article discusses a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia which provides greater protection for a government contractor's pricing when it's requested by a competitor, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. In the case, McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus U.S., Lockheed Martin Corp. requested that the Air Force release pricing information related to an aircraft maintenance and repair contract that the service had awarded to McDonnell Douglas. Lockheed Martin requested pricing information that was set forth in the contract and included contract line items for over-and-above work, option-year prices and vendor pricing. Typically, when agencies get a Freedom of Information Act request for disclosure of a federal contract or its terms, they ask the contract winner whether it has any objections to release of the information. The contractor usually send its objections to he agency in what is know as a reverse Freedom of Information Act letter. Most reverse Freedom of Information Act letters cite Exemption 4 to the Freedom of Information Act and the Trade Secrets Act as grounds for withholding the information from disclosure. Previous court decisions have imposed two standards for determining whether a contract can claim protection.

The article discusses the Fourt Circuit's ruling in the case U.S. ex rel. Bunk v. Gosselin World Wide Moving, N.V., 741 F.3d 390, which deals with the liability risks faced by defense contractors under the Federal Claims Act (FCA). Topics covered include the "per-invoice rule" in the case, the rise in qui tam whistleblower suits brought in the defense industry according to the U.S. Justice Department, and information on a government contract secured by Belgian shipping firm Gosselin.