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About Jeffrey Belkin

Jeff Belkin is a partner in the firm’s Construction & Government Contracts Group. Jeff represents contractors in False Claims Act and internal investigations, claims litigation and procurement protests, and advises on complex compliance issues.

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Biden Administration Seeking Big Changes to “Made in America” Requirements

February 1, 2021 By Jeffrey Belkin and Hannah McLean

On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order, titled "Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers," aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing and increasing transparency in procurement for federal contracts. While the exemption for information technology as a commercial item remains untouched – though to be studied – and while the Order does not modify the rules for acquisitions subject to the Trade Agreements Act, the Order may yet have a significant impact on contractors. President Biden’s Order revokes several prior [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients, State, Regional and Local Government Contracts Tagged With: Domestic preferences, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

Is a Shakeup Still Imminent for U.S. Domestic Sourcing?

April 2, 2020 By Jeffrey Belkin and MJ Kim

Following a February 18, 2020 blog post, Jeff Belkin and MJ Kim explain in Contract Management Magazine how a recent Federal Circuit decision and possible U.S. withdrawal from the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement could impact existing procurement policies and supply chain decisions. Now with the sudden economic devastation brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Trump Administration’s next move is more important than ever. As the U.S. economy falters and stimulus bills are pushed out, the potential implications of withdrawing from the WTO GPA have become [...]Read more

Filed Under: Public Contract Litigation Tagged With: Acetris Health LLC v. United States, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), International Procurement, President Trump, Trump Administration, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Are the Stars Aligning for a Major Shakeup of the TAA Domestic Preference Regime?

February 18, 2020 By Jeffrey Belkin and MJ Kim

Domestic sourcing policies may soon see a major shakeup after a one-two punch this past week from the Trump Administration and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. First, earlier this month, government officials circulated plans for the Trump Administration to issue an Executive Order threatening the U.S.’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) unless undisclosed changes favored by the Administration are made. The WTO GPA provides the baseline of international participation in government procurements around the globe, with signatories [...]Read more

Filed Under: Events, Public Contract Litigation Tagged With: Acetris Health LLC v. United States, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), International Procurement, President Trump, Trump Administration, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Final FAR Council Rule Expands the Scope of GIDEP Screening and Reporting and Effectively Mandates GIDEP Membership for Covered Contractors

December 17, 2019 By Jeffrey Belkin and Paul Ghazaryan

The FAR Council recently issued a Final Rule on the Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) to address supply chain risks from counterfeit and nonconforming goods. The Rule goes into effect on December 23, 2019. While the Final Rule on its face addresses counterfeit and nonconforming parts, the GIDEP program is potentially more onerous than meets-the-eye. GIDEP is a U.S. Government funded and managed voluntary information exchange program among government and industry participants.  Its members include, among others, dozens of government [...]Read more

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients, Defense, Government Contract-Related Investigations and the False Claims Act, Public Construction, State, Regional and Local Government Contracts Tagged With: Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Government Spending, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

DOJ Affirms Cooperation Principles in Government Contract Fraud Investigations

May 16, 2019 By Jeffrey Belkin

Those of us who have had more than a few discussions with the Civil Fraud Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ) over the years about federal procurement and grant fraud have come away with a clear enough understanding of a few basic principles of cooperation. First, while it is cliché to say that the “multiple” on single damages that the DOJ might demand in settlement of a civil False Claims Act (FCA) case varies depending on the circumstances, the general understanding is that if a defendant settles at or before the time the DOJ must file its complaint, then the DOJ may be more willing [...]Read more

Filed Under: Government Contract-Related Investigations and the False Claims Act Tagged With: False Claims Act (FCA)

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