The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill that would repeal a previous provision requiring large defense contractors to reimburse the Pentagon for the cost of processing losing bid protests. The provision targeted for repeal comes from the FY-18 National Defense Authorization Act and was framed as a means to deter frivolous bid protests. The provision would have established a three-year pilot effort requiring contractors with at least $250 million in revenue to reimburse...
