BRG Principal Douglas Small writes about cooperating witnesses and the U.S. government's use of human intelligence to uncover and investigate violations of law.

BRG Chairman David Teece writes about Apple and its dynamic capabilities in the post-Steve Jobs era.

In a New York Times op-ed, BRG Director Ethan Chorin writes about the crisis in Libya and future U.S. and U.N. activity in the region.

BRG Director Leonard Waverman writes about Canadian oil sands projects, shale oil, and price discounts due to pipeline constraints.

BRG Principal Peter Katz writes about risks facing healthcare companies after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and revisions to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

BRG Principals Michael Kline and Barclay Gibbs and Senior Associate Duncan Anderson discuss the implications of a recent recommendation by FERC staff to lower the base return on equity for transmission projects in New England.

BRG Director Neil Shifrin completes his historical background on the manufactured gas industry, pollution, and statutes and regulations governing disposal.

The fourth edition of the GovCon Research Report summarizes the critical regulatory and compliance issues contractors faced in the first calendar quarter of 2013.

BRG Principal Denise Pedulla writes about pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology organizations and developing and implementing international compliance programs in the global marketplace.

BRG Director Neil Shifrin provides historical background on the manufactured gas industry, pollution, and statutes and regulations governing disposal.

BRG Director William Hamm reviews Building Home: Howard F. Ahmanson and the Politics of the American Dream by Eric John Abrahamson.

BRG Director Edward Buthusiem and Principal Cheray Lynch Sieminski write about global medical device manufacturers and recent U.S. Department of Justice settlements, deferred prosecution agreements, and alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

BRG Director Andrew Agwunobi describes healthcare reform elements that may drive hospital systems to recreate themselves.

BRG Director Jose Alberro discusses constitutional rights, privatization, and enforcement of recent Mexican Federal Competition Commission decisions.

BRG Director Cher Fieri writes about health services organizations, corporate compliance programs, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

BRG Director Edward Buthusiem and Principal Cheray Lynch Sieminski write about the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' publication of regulations to implement the requirements of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act.

BRG Chairman David Teece and coauthor Bruce Guile discuss productivity and cost in higher education, and the effect of massive open online courses on emerging economies.

BRG Directors Gregory Nachtwey and Stephen Willis discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Network Address Translation (NAT) systems with the increase of mobile Internet use during the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 addresses.

BRG Principal Joseph K. Tanimura and coauthor M. Gary Okamoto examine incidents in which Japanese businesses have been implicated in corporate scandals and compare results to those found in U.S. studies.

BRG Government Contracting experts are proud to launch theGovCon Insight blog. GovCon Insight will provide contractors with a resource that contains timely insight and analysis of regulatory updates, audit trends, and current news.

BRG Director Greg Nachtwey writes about the economics and service impact of the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 addresses.

The third edition of BRG's GovCon Research Report summarizes the critical regulatory and compliance issues contractors faced in the fourth calendar quarter of 2012.

BRG Principal JoAnna Younts and Director Henry Miller discuss health insurance exchanges and how commercial payers can create optimal provider networks under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

BRG Director Gita Sorensen writes about the market for service bundling in the electronic communications sector, regulation and competition, and the popularity of bundling with customers.

BRG Director David Kotz discusses the Dodd-Frank Act's Volcker Rule, its possible approval early in 2013, and its impact on corporate compliance.

BRG directors Charles Lundelius and David Kotz and principals Emre Carr, Jennifer Hull, and David Martin contributed to the January-March edition of Risk & Compliance.

In the February issue of Taxes magazine, BRG Principal Darren Mills writes about the goodwill that businesses acquire through their brands or reputation, goodwill as a personal asset, and the potential to transfer goodwill.

BRG Principals Barclay Gibbs and Michael Kline discuss California Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, and the first compliance phase of its cap-and-trade program.

BRG Principal David Martin discusses the balance of privacy between employees and employers regarding social media accounts and passwords, and how organizations must adapt to social media rules, outlets, and regulations.

BRG Director and Higher Education practice leader Ramin Sedehi and coauthor Damian Saccocio describe online programs and massive open online courses (MOOCs) and the potential business models and revenue streams for institutions that use them.

BRG Directors Gita Sorensen and Dante Quaglione provide a brief discussion highlighting some significant policy and structural issues that arise from the consultation—particularly relating to the impact of bundling.

BRG Director David Kotz reviews five compliance issues that companies face as they expand internationally.

BRG Principal Joe Bohling writes about medical practices and issues pertaining to providing and administering workers' compensation coverage to employees.

BRG Director Dante Quaglione examines the current situation and new challenges for regulated industries.

On November 13, 2012, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics issued “Better Buying Power 2.0: Continuing the Pursuit for Greater Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spending." The memorandum provides a glimpse into the next phase of the Department of Defense’s Better Buying Power initiative.

Director Michael Fletcher and Nathaniel Kupferman of BRG's Tax practice discuss audit initiatives by California and the District of Columbia, cost-of-performance methods, and a ‘‘fairness-based’’ audit approach.

BRG Director Mary Karen Wills coauthored this feature article about three ways to reduce spending on government contracts.

BRG Director Richard Finkelman coauthored (with Browning Marean of DLA Piper) the chapter "Staying Up to Speed with Changes in e-Discovery" in Ethics in e-Discovery.

This edition of BRG's GovCon Research Report summarizes the critical regulatory and compliance issues facing contractors in the third calendar quarter of 2012.

On September 28, 2012, the OMB issued a memo to the chief financial officers and senior procurement executives of all executive agencies and departments providing guidance on allowable contracting costs associated with the WARN Act.

BRG Director David Lewin coauthored "The New Great Debate about Unionism and Collective Bargaining in U.S. State and Local Governments" in the October 2012 issue of Industrial and Labor Relations Review.

Lawrence Bastianelli, Bradley Wolf, Terry Yeager, and Richard Fultineer explore project delivery, execution strategies, and objectives. The authors also provide two BRG case studies that incorporated successful strategies and project controls.

BRG Principal Denice Pedulla comments on corporate governance, risk, and compliance programs within pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology organizations.

Richard Finkelman and Philip Sykes discuss keyword searching in the electronic discovery workspace.

This inaugural edition of BRG's GovCon Research Report summarizes the critical regulatory and compliance issues facing contractors in the second calendar quarter of 2012.

In this Financial Times opinion editorial, David Teece explains why business schools should revise curricula and emphasize a multi-discipline focus.

BRG General Counsel Marvin Tenenbaum discusses what makes a good expert witness.

Adam Carroll, Gregory Nachtwey, and Stephen Willis offer a blueprint for managing your company through the shift.