Regulatory Compliance.  Virtually all aspects of the marketing, performance, and administration of federal government contracts are regulated by complex federal regulations, statutes, opinions, and guidance.  Practice Group members possess extensive knowledge of these rules and provide guidance to large and small firms seeking to support and expand their presence in the federal marketplace.  Our lawyers possess an understanding of a wide variety of federal government contracting issues including technical data and patent rights; the Procurement  Integrity Act; cost and pricing issues; the Cost Accounting Standards; labor charging and estimating systems; allowability and allocability of costs; the Truth in Negotiations Act; government audits; GSA Schedule contracts and the price reduction clause; the Buy American Act; the Byrd Amendment; gratuities;