September 25, 2023
Federal funding is set to lapse at the end of the federal government’s fiscal year, meaning a government shutdown could occur on October 1, 2023. Shutdowns have become increasingly common in recent [...]
September 25, 2023
On Friday, September 22, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) announced substantial pending changes to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (“Uniform Guidance”), codified [...]
August 31, 2023
The Department of the Treasury released an advanced copy of its new Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (“SLFRF”) Interim Final Rule, which implements new eligible uses for awards to States, [...]
August 22, 2023
This year’s National Community Action Partnership (NCAP) Convention, taking place August 23-25, 2023 in Atlanta, will host firm partners Nicole M. Bacon and Edward “Ted” Waters for a discussion on the concept [...]
June 21, 2023
FTLF’s Managing Partner Edward “Ted” Waters will present at the Community Action Program Legal Services, Inc. (CAPLAW) National Training Conference on June 27 - 29, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Waters will [...]
June 8, 2023
FTLF Partner Scott S. Sheffler has been invited to speak at the prestigious International Trade Update, hosted by Georgetown Law, taking place June 13-14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The event brings together [...]
June 7, 2023
FTLF Managing Partner Edward "Ted" Waters will speak on the core concepts of federal grant management in a half-day program designed especially for attorneys on June 14, 2023. During his presentation, “Fundamentals [...]
June 5, 2023
FTLF attorneys Phillip A. Escoriaza, Rosie Dawn Griffin and Mindy B. Pava will present at the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) Joint Section Meeting taking place June 11-14 in Louisville, KY. [...]
June 2, 2023
In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court retained the current “scienter” or “knowledge standard” governing False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases, and, in doing so, offered guidance to [...]
May 25, 2023
FTLF attorneys Nicole M. Bacon, Kathryn E. Doi, Susannah Vance Gopalan and Edward "Ted" Waters will speak at the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) Billing Managers Conference and CFO Conference from May 31 [...]