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Contract Void Ab Initio: Key Insights into the KBR vs. Corps of Engineers Affirmative Defense

Best Practices Construction Law

In a recent Board decision dated December 13, 2023, the United States Army Corps of Engineers sought to amend its answer in the case of APPEALS OF – KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC., The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. under Contract No.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The United Stated Air Force then expanded JOC into an efficient, well-defined process and it generally regarded as by experts as one of the leading practitioners of JOC. Controller General of the United States. Unite States Congress. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No.

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Recent Decision Highlights the Potential Pitfalls in General Releases

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

the Court of Federal Claims reminds contractors to read claim release language carefully before executing any agreement or modification. The parties ultimately reached a settlement agreement regarding these claims. While these appeals were pending but before the execution of the settlement agreement, T.H.R. Enterprises, Inc. ,

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Expert Advice for Reducing ?Risk of Cyberattacks

Pro Builder

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. We don’t just leave it to the IT people to take care of and maintain the defensive perimeter. You have perimeter defenses. so you have elevation.

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HUB's Raymond Monteith Offers Expert Advice for Reducing ?Risk of Cyberattacks

Pro Builder

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. We don’t just leave it to the IT people to take care of and maintain the defensive perimeter. You have perimeter defenses. so you have elevation.

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. United States ex rel. 2d 404 (1990), construing Florida law, held that general contractor’s “pay-if-paid” defense was not available to a surety. Walton Technology v. 33, 614 S.E.2d

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A More Even Field: The Eleventh Circuit Overrules Its Precedent and Joins Most Circuits on the Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards[1]

Constructlaw

17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19] 3d at 1446 (“[T]he Convention’s enumeration of defenses is exclusive.”). [13] 11] See, e.g. , Ario , 618 F.3d 3d at 292; Yusuf , 126 F.3d

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