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Josh Duvall Publishes Expert Analysis for Law360 on Recent GAO and COFC Bid Protest Data
Bid protest and government contracts attorney Josh Duvall recently published a Law360 Expert Analysis article , " Bid Protest Data Contradicts Claims That System Is Inefficient ." The article analyzes recent U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") and U.S. Court of Federal Claims ("COFC") protest data and offers insight that contradicts claims – held by some in industry and government – that the system is flooded with bid protests that cause significant delays in federa
Joshua Duvall
Feb 51 min read
Alert: Partial Government Shutdown Ends, DHS Provided Stopgap Funds
Yesterday, President Trump signed H.R. 7148 , the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026” into law. The legislation funds several of the government's largest departments – including the Departments of War, Health and Human Services, Education, Labor, Treasury, Transportation, and others – through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2026. Notably, the legislation only provides stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security through February 13, 2026. . . . g
Joshua Duvall
Feb 41 min read
GAO Rebukes Protester Over Hallucinated Citations, Reminds Firms of Risks of AI/LLM-Assisted Legal Practice
A recent decision from the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) highlights a growing – and increasingly risky – trend in bid protest practice: the continued perfunctory use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) or large language model (“LLM”) tools to assist with protest filings. Protesters should heed this decision because it, once again, reminds industry that GAO reserves the right to issue sanctions where a protester's actions undermine the integrity of its bid protest pro
Joshua Duvall
Feb 23 min read
#GovConThoughts: Bid Protests During a Partial Government Shutdown
[My #govconthoughts series provides a quick take on recent developments in the government contracting space.] It appears that Congress may not be able to pass funding legislation for the six stalled appropriations bills by the end of the week, which means that a partial government shutdown is once again on the horizon. I recently provided a top-level overview for contractors on how to navigate the shutdown, including key legal considerations and practical guidance for dea
Joshua Duvall
Jan 283 min read
DOJ Reports Record $6.8B in False Claims Act Recoveries for FY25
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ" or the "Department") announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act ("FCA") reached a record $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025 ("FY25"). This total, the highest in the statute’s history, follows the $2.9 billion that DOJ recovered in FY24 , underscoring both a surge in whistleblower activity and the Department's continued emphasis on emerging areas of government program fraud beyond the healthcare sector
Joshua Duvall
Jan 204 min read
The Fate of Protest(ia): GAO and COFC Bid Protest Data is Actually Romantic
The holiday season is in full swing and many of us are finding time for relaxation and family. For me, that’s meant light reading, cooking, cozying by the fireplace with movies, and listening to Taylor Swift songs on repeat with my daughter. With the downtime and Swift’s music still bouncing around my head, I thought it would be the perfect time to provide a fresh take on some recent bid protest data. Bid protests are an essential, yet often misunderstood, part of federal
Joshua Duvall
Jan 17 min read
GAO's FY25 Bid Protest Report to Congress Shows Protests are Down, Effectiveness Remains Steady
On December 12, the U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") published its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025 . Required under the Competition in Contracting Act ("CICA"), GAO's bid protest report is noteworthy because it provides a peek into GAO's protest function, including key statistics and GAO's most prevalent grounds on which it sustained bid protests during FY25. [1] Below is a snapshot of the report, including four takeaways. Government c
Joshua Duvall
Dec 23, 20253 min read
Alert: Using Sanctions, GAO Dismisses Protest Where Protester Used Non-Existent Citations and Cases
In what appears to be a first, the Government Accountability Office ("GAO") used its sanctions authority to dismiss a protest ( Oready,...
Joshua Duvall
Sep 26, 20252 min read
#GovConThoughts: GAO Protest Highlights Timeliness Trap for Solicitation Challenges
[My #govconthoughts series provides a quick take on recent developments in the government contracting space.] The recent Government...
Joshua Duvall
Sep 25, 20252 min read
Josh Duvall Recognized by OrangeSlices as a 2026 Engage Fed Citizen Services 150 Honoree
Pleased to announce that GovConJudicata's founder and government contracts attorney, Joshua Duvall , was recently honored by OrangeSlices...
Joshua Duvall
Aug 22, 20252 min read
