The Section 809 Panel will hold public meetings at the Panel’s offices in Rosslyn, VA on August 14^th (Team meeting) and August 22^nd  through August 24^th (Panel and Stakeholders meetings) to discuss bid protests of Federal procurements generally, and to specifically examine whether and to what extent the current bid protest processes at the Agency level, U.S. Government Accountability Office, and U.S. Court of Federal Claims should be continued and/or revised. 

If you are interested in attending the August 14th meeting, please contact Susan Warshaw Ebner at sebner@fortneyscott.com. 

Section 809 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016, as amended, requires the Department of Defense (“DoD”) to convene a panel of acquisition experts
from Government and the Defense Industry to research, review and make recommendations for streamlining and improving the efficiency and the effectiveness
of the defense acquisition process, and for maintaining and increasing DoD’s
technological advantage (the “Section 809 Panel”).  The Section 809 Panel is continuing its efforts to reach out to the public for specific input and recommendations to address its designated goals this summer and continuing into the Fall.  For more information on the Section 809 Panel and its reports, please click here .

If you are interested in learning more about the Section 809 Panel’s work and the public bid protest meetings currently scheduled, or have questions about Federal government contracting or the protest processes, please contact the head of our government contracts practice, Susan Warshaw Ebner, sebner@fortneyscott.com .
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