Jennifer EveRetener

Jenner & Block successfully defended its client Jet Logistics Inc. against a termination for default issued by the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), preserving the company's Air Ambulance Blanket Purchase Agreement and its ability to continue providing critical transportation services to severely ill and injured servicemembers.

On December 12, 2025, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025. This report, required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, provides Congress GAO’s bid protest statistics covering fiscal year 2025, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests. The 2025 GAO report reveals that bid protest filings were down 6% as compared to last year (1,688 in FY 2025 as opposed to 1,803 in FY 2024). Aside from an in

The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, aimed to help socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners access federal contracting opportunities, has been under increased scrutiny since an investigation by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed a significant bribery scheme involving more than half a billion dollars. Citing that investigation, in June 2025, the SBA Administrator directed the SBA’s Office of General Contracting and B

On December 30, 2024, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by Orion Government Services, Inc. (Orion) after determining that Orion lacked standing to protest because one of its proposed key personnel had become unavailable prior to contract award.[1] This decision highlights yet another risk to contractors that neglect to notify the government of changes in proposed key personnel during a procurement competition.