Government contractors and subcontractors should be on the lookout for contract modifications as agencies begin implementing DEI-related Executive Orders....more
3/10/2025
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The proposed cuts would place a 15% indirect cost rate on all new and existing grant awards received by research institutions and universities....more
3/5/2025
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Agencies must cooperate with DOGE to review certain government contracts and grants, including examination of whether the government should terminate or modify such contracts or grants to reduce or reallocate spending,...more
3/4/2025
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In an executive memorandum, President Trump has instructed executive agencies to make public the details of every terminated program, contract, grant, or other obligation that used federal funds....more
The proposed cuts would place a 15% indirect cost rate on all new and existing grant awards received by research institutions and universities....more
2/14/2025
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Corporations, associations, foundations, and institutions of higher education should be prepared for criminal, civil, and congressional inquiries.
On February 5, 2025, newly confirmed US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued...more
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Order) directing federal agencies to enforce federal civil rights laws to...more
1/28/2025
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Title VII ,
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Universities
Physician Partners of America’s settlement highlights significant risks facing False Claims Act defendants who received Paycheck Protection Program funds.
An April 2022 US Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement suggests...more
12/22/2022
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Physicians ,
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US Congress set to make more than $350 billion available to eligible small business concerns.
On March 27, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The...more
DOJ’s intervention against PE firm defendant may signal increased exposure for PE firms under the False Claims Act.
Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued a private equity (PE) firm in a False Claims...more
As of December 31, 2017, many United States government contractors face a new compliance requirement involving cybersecurity. This requirement will govern most new Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and, significantly,...more
12/26/2017
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The DFARS final rule requires contractors to safeguard information systems and imposes investigation and reporting requirements in the case of cyber incidents.
As of December 31, 2017, many United States government...more