Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 8902 5 U.S.C. § 8902(i) 5 U.S.C. § 8903(4) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(3) Code of Federal Regulations 48 C.F.R. § 1652.204 48 C.F.R. § 1652.216 Supreme Court 332 U.S. 194, 196 463 U.S. 29, 43 467 U.S. 837 484 U.S. 495, 517 488 U.S. 204, 213 500 U.S. 173, 184 529 U.S. 120, 125 533 U.S. 218, 226-229 535 U.S. 81, 86 Circuit Courts 838 F.2d 1179 974 F.2d 164, 166 46 F.3d 1547, 1552 258 F.3d 1340, 1346 347 F.3d 1375, 1377 349 F.3d 1326, 1328 372 F.3d 1347, 1351