Trade Winds: Federal Government Announces Next Commercial Offshore Wind Leasing Auction
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.18.13
On December 17, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced a 60-day public comment period for a proposed auction process designed to open nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy leasing. The announcement, which follows recent auctions of 112,000 acres offshore Virginia and 164,000 acres offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, is the latest in a series of actions by the federal government designed to increase wind and other renewable energy production and to facilitate the development of new clean technology industries generally (previously discussed here, here, here, and here).
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.04.25
GAO Finds Authority to Use Noncompetitive Procedures Is Not Carte Blanche
Most protests involve competitive procurements and the many rules governing how agencies are to conduct such procurements. In certain circumstances, agencies are permitted to bypass some of these rules and limit competition. But, as GAO noted in a recently issued sustain decision, the authority to use noncompetitive procedures does not provide the agency carte blanche.
Client Alert | 12 min read | 04.03.25
CMS Issues Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.03.25
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.03.25
House Settlement Approval Hearing Set for April 7: A Brief Primer
