NEWS & RESOURCES

Brian E. Sweeney

Nov 15, 20231 min read

Post-Pandemic Workplaces: Idle Capacity Costs?

I recently helped a client resolve an incurred cost dispute that involved "idle capacity" costs under FAR 31.205-17, which governs the...

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Brian E. Sweeney

Nov 2, 20181 min read

In September, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan commented that the Pentagon intends to hold industry accountable for improved...

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Brian E. Sweeney

Apr 5, 20171 min read

Over the last few years, both the Department of Defense and Congress have been pursuing innovation in defense-related technologies,...

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Presentations and Articles

The Pursuit of Innovation in A&D, and the Pursuit of Money in Innovation

Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel, “All Hands” Meeting, October 18, 2017

Contracting for Defense Technology Innovation: New Opportunities - Old Risks?

Hosted by Sheppard Mullin and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Del Mar, CA, Tyson’s Corner VA, and Boston MA, September 2017

Defense Innovation Under the Trump Administration

Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 17, 2017