Steven C. Herrera
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 3, 2026
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- Jul 28, 2026
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CAS Threshold Jumps from $2.5 Million to $35 Million (opens the original)
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Section 1806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 fundamentally altered the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) landscape by raising the statutory threshold for mandatory CAS coverage from $2.5 million to $35 million. On September 1, 2026, the Cost Accounting Standards Board published a Final Rule implementing that congressional change and making several additional revisions to the CAS framework. Effective October 1, 2026, negotiated contracts and subcontracts valued at $35
GAO Overturns Award After VA Credits Awardee for Work It Never Performed (opens the original)
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In Veros Real Estate Solutions, LLC, B-423965.2, et al., July 22, 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs’ evaluation of the awardee’s past performance. For contractors, the decision is less about an isolated agency mistake than about how past-performance relevance is proved and challenged. GAO made clear that relevance cannot rest on matching labels in a CPARS narrative to PWS headings. Instead, the record must show wha
More Than a Critical Minerals Order: What Defense Contractors Should Know About the New Supply Chain Executive Order (opens the original)
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On July 20, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14415 titled “Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials.” While the order initially focuses on critical minerals and other covered materials used in defense systems, its most consequential provisions extend well beyond those materials. Instead, the executive order signals a broader shift in how the Department of Defense (DoD) intends to evaluate supply chain risk. If implemented as wri
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