<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site 321]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site 321]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:27:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Newly Enacted NDAA Brings Change and Opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rare display of solidarity, the United States Senate voted on New Year’s Day 2021 to override President Trump’s veto of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY21 NDAA”). After a December 23rd veto by President Trump, both houses of Congress voted the bill into law with overwhelming support, perpetuating the appropriation bill’s reputation as one of the last remaining must-pass pieces of legislation. The FY21 NDAA authorizes the expenditure of $740 billion for...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/newly-enacted-ndaa-brings-change-and-opportunity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">55ac09e1-7cc3-4722-b5f4-190b12463ed6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:57:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CVE Rule Change Proposal to Affect Re-Verification Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[On February 21, 2017, the VA issued a Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) rule change proposing that CVE-verified businesses be reverified for compliance every three years instead of every two years. The VA’s proposal implements a section of the Veterans Benefits, HealthCare, and Information Technology Act of 2006, that requires the VA to verify ownership and control of veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB), including service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) so these firms...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/cve-rule-change-proposal-to-affect-re-verification-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">46839380-61fc-410c-8d91-d6810bce8b04</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:56:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Contracts Upon A Veteran Business Owner's Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are various Federal Contracts owned by particular classifications of individuals including veterans. The unexpected death of an individual, however, can leave an individual with numerous questions about how ownership of the contract will transfer. This blog post will note some elements of these contracts when the certified owner dies and another individual, which could be a spouse or a child, becomes the new owner of the contract. It is also important to remember that in many of these...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/federal-contracts-upon-a-veteran-business-owners-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3535b9aa-58b7-4f60-8661-7c72413cafe4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:55:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CVE SDVOSB Denial - Challenging in Federal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[In KWV, Inc. v. United States, a disappointed bidder filed a pre-award bid protest of the CVE's denial of their SDVOSB status. In that case, the US Court of Federal Claims found the CVE’s reliance on the Veteran applicant’s residency alone was “arbitrary and capricious” and not in accordance with VA’s regulations.]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/cve-sdvosb-denial---challenging-in-federal-court</link><guid isPermaLink="false">852415f8-1647-40bc-a4e4-1040d0c723c9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:54:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USCOFC Overturns CVE's Revocation of SDVOSB Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should you protest a US Dept. of Veteran Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) determination with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims? A negative CVE determination can be devastating to your company. On October 10, 2014, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims granted construction company, Ambuild’s, a summary judgment motion in its protest against the CVE and the VA’s OSBDU. According to the case Ambuild Co. LLC v. United States, the protest began after Ambuild successfully bid on a...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/uscofc-overturns-cves-revocation-of-sdvosb-status</link><guid isPermaLink="false">894dc009-9293-46d1-935a-364e0ea15115</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:53:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No VetBiz Registration Insufficient For SDVOSB Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of my clients express worry about a Small Business Administration (SBA) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status protest in the event they are awarded a contract before their CVE certification is complete. This recent ruling from the SBA Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA) sheds some light on that issue. In ruling in favor of the respondent company on November 6, 2013, the SBA OHA ruled that a "[SDVOSB status] protest merely asserting that the protested concern is...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/no-vetbiz-registration-insufficient-for-sdvosb-protest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8f607ad3-276c-45f6-bd56-ef07b2a784bd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:52:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Work with Government Contracts as a Veteran-Owned Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contracting with the U.S. government can help your business grow and provide it greater stability in difficult times like the pandemic we are experiencing. Government contracting may also sound more difficult than it is. There are multiple opportunities to alleviate this concern for veteran-owned businesses. This includes the federal government’s policy to award at least three percent of all federal contracting dollars to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses each year. Below you...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/how-to-work-with-government-contracts-as-a-veteran-owned-business</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d9f1615f-3c96-4ed9-a2b5-0a3107f11af4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:50:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado Congressman Coffman Co-sponsors CVE Verification Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenges And Delays In the SDVOSB Verification Process]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/colorado-congressman-coffman-co-sponsors-cve-verification-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bd75d87a-f099-4540-893b-1372a97076bc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:49:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The SDVOSB “Storefront”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the founding of the United States, our government has endeavored to support those who have defended it. A famous quote, incorrectly attributed to George Washington states that “[t]he willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive how the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” The quote itself may not have come from President Washington, but it sums up...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/the-sdvosb-storefront</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4309b720-ce7a-40d8-8450-4bacf11dfce7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:48:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Your SDVOSB Status Survive Death?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US Court of Federal Claims (COFC) rules that SDVOSB status can survive Veteran owner's death. On November 26, 2013, the US Court of Federal Claims heard an appeal from a the son of a veteran business owner after a contracting officer working for the defendant, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, issued a "determination of non-responsibility," proposed a debarment, and finally canceled the solicitation.]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/can-your-sdvosb-status-survive-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">03c76916-d5fc-4e59-be04-6a40520452dd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:02:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CVE Cancels Another SDVOSB for Incomplete Documentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) first verified RealSims on June 4, 2015, and then reverified the company on October 22, 2018. At the time of initial and re-verification, service-disabled Veteran Robert McGraw owned 98 percent of the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) company and his wife, Debra McGraw owned two percent. In May 2018, RealSim executed a Letter of Intent to sell 49 percent of its membership interest to another...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/cve-cancels-another-sdvosb-for-incomplete-documentation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d7b7c193-bdfa-43b3-8f39-c9d2a10201c3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:01:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CVE Verification and Evaluation Can Be Challenging]]></title><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/cve-verification-and-evaluation-can-be-challenging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f65923d6-33bb-484d-bac1-bfab9315f7df</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c3b8b_2be1c3b4e23040589bc45f66a266a800~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generic Joint Venture Agreements Can Cost You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joint ventures are not uncommon in the business world. Individuals, groups of individuals, companies or corporations can make up a joint venture. People create joint ventures for many reasons including combining resources and/or expertise or saving money. The contract between the parties establishes how the venture will be managed and how control of it, including profits and losses, will be divided. The contract also outlines the resources each party will bring to the venture.]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/generic-joint-venture-agreements-can-cost-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9017c1d7-7eeb-4b7c-974f-d933062428c4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:59:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDVOSB Status Denied Due To Quorum Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was your Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status denied due to quorum language in your bylaws? According to the Center for Verification and Eligibility (CVE) website, the number one reason for SDVOSB status denial is quorum language in a company's bylaws that gives passive control to non-veteran board members.]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/sdvosb-status-denied-due-to-quorum-language</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1b3c0751-4400-4b41-8842-f71cd01d164d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:58:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SBA Bid Protest Of SDVOSB Joint Venture Agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was your Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status denied due to quorum language in your bylaws? According to the Center for Verification and Eligibility (CVE) website, the number one reason for SDVOSB status denial is quorum language in a company's bylaws that gives passive control to non-veteran board members.]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/sba-bid-protest-of-sdvosb-joint-venture-agreement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">52bf1c8d-04cf-40f1-9644-6cb0f10254ac</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:57:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SBA Bid Protest: Two Classes of Stock and SDVOSB Eligibility]]></title><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/sba-bid-protest-two-classes-of-stock-and-sdvosb-eligibility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">54a5c5c0-88c3-4b6f-b584-19ae3118f69d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:56:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c3b8b_ec49a8c39d2444c1b8ef9e5fd632c56b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_267,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key to SDVOSB: Does the Veteran owner have control?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does the veteran owner have control of the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? That was the key issue In the Matter of Battalion, LLC, Appellant. This case arose from a Dept. of the Air Force SDVOSB set aside. The SBA's OHA decided this case pursuant to the Small Business Act of 1958. The bid protest arose when an unsuccessful offeror, Douglas P Fleming, LLC, filed a protest challenging the appellant's size and status as an SDVOSB. Fleming alleged in part that the...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/key-to-sdvosb-does-the-veteran-owner-have-control</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dae44f1f-acba-4d7b-9ecc-4d71a877e363</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:53:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDVOSB Loses Verification Status Due to False Claims Act Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, the federal government awards at least three percent of all federal contracting dollars to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the SDVOSB program. For a company to be eligible to compete for these contracts, the business must be classified as a small business, be at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled (service-connected disability) veterans, and...]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/sdvosb-loses-verification-status-due-to-false-claims-act-allegations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f42a8b20-2323-4ec3-9dcb-383e049e3155</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:53:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Basics of Intellectual Property]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Intellectual Property Impacts Government Contracts]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/the-basics-of-intellectual-property</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62986fa6-7383-4574-9c23-41f2a7f87756</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:52:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[License to Use: Your Computer Software and Technical Data in Government Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding The Allocation of Rights in Government Contracts]]></description><link>https://www.theveteransattorneys.com/post/license-to-use-your-computer-software-and-technical-data-in-government-contracts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fd558c99-798e-4bdb-96c4-56a9116872b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:51:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joe Whitcomb </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>