And it will be HHS and not the academy that will have to deal with the consequences.

He still feels strongly that they shouldn't have published. But he can't stop them, so they are going to do it.

We're not limited to awarding to just a single company.

Lawyers would not take debtor cases if they didn't get a priority (repayment) position.

Good and reasonable people will disagree, but he feels the academy is wrong and that the consequences of publishing could be dire,