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New SBA Rule Should Increase 8(a), WOSB and SDVOSB Contractors’ Access to Outside Capital

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) published earlier this month one of the most significant rule changes in recent history. We previously addressed the new M&A and long-term recertification rules....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Swamp Things: A Post-Election Look at DOJ’s False Claims Act Enforcement, Part II

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Cormac Connor back to the show for the second part of a two-part conversation exploring the 2024 U.S. presidential election’s potential impact on how the Department of...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - December 26, 2024

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As we wrote previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a final rule that takes effect on December 26 that will dramatically raise the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) penalties from...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

SBA Update: Final Rule Makes Investing in 8(a) Firms Easier Than Ever!

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As PilieroMazza has been reporting, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued its much-anticipated final rule, which updates and clarifies many regulations that impact small businesses. The revised regulations...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

State AI Update: December 30, 2024

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Welcome to the second edition of Byte Back AI, a weekly newsletter providing updates on proposed state AI bills and regulations, an AI bill tracker chart, summaries of important AI hearings, and special features....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 17, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Bid Protest Minute: Bidders Beware – Clearly Stated Solicitation Requirements Control

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On November 15, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest from AtVentures, LLC, a mentor-protégé joint venture, who challenged its exclusion from consideration for award on the basis that it was able to use...more

Mayer Brown

Federal Government Publishes Decree Requiring the Adoption of Integrity Programs in Public Bids and Contracts

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On December 10, 2024, Brazil’s Federal Government published Decree No. 12,304/2024, which regulates Law No. 14,133/2021 (Law on Public Bids and Administrative Contracts) in order to require the adoption of integrity programs...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Appeals We’re Watching: Recent Appeal Potentially Sets Up SCOTUS Ruling on the Constitutionality of Whistleblower-Controlled False...

In October of 2024, the United States appealed the federal district court’s judgment in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC.  In that case, the court held that the statute authorizing...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Year-End Congressional Action: What the NDAA and American Relief Act Mean for Telecom and Tech Policy in 2025

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Last week, Congress passed both the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the American Relief Act, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through March 14, 2025. Both bills faced a bumpy path to...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

SBA Finalizes Rule Changing 8(a) and HUBZone Programs

On December 17, the Small Business Administration issued a final rule that makes significant changes to the agency’s small business 8(a) and HUBZone programs. These generally extend the changes the SBA initially proposed in...more

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Less Oversight and Undefined Penalties: The NDAA’s Proposed Protest Reforms

Buried in Section 885 of the current draft of the National Defense Authorization Action (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 is a new attempt to figure out how to make unsuccessful bid protesters pay. As of this posting, the NDAA has...more

Burr & Forman

HHS OIG Launches Segment-Specific Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities

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On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (Nursing Facility ICPG). This...more

Hogan Lovells

BIOSECURE stalls, will not become law in 2024

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Earlier this week, efforts to reduce U.S. reliance on biotechnology companies in China stalled when the BIOSECURE Act (“BIOSECURE” or the “Act”) was left out of this week’s continuing resolution (CR). As a result, BIOSECURE...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Small Business Administration Final Rule Makes Significant Changes to Recertification Regulations and Various Government...

The final rule, which takes effect January 16, 2025, could significantly affect small and large businesses considering any merger and acquisition (M&A) activity—and timing will be critical. In a major change, contractors...more

Nossaman LLP

Important Updates to California’s “Pay to Play” Contribution Bans Go into Effect in 2025

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More Action By the FPPC Expected - Introduction to the Levine Act - In 2022, California lawmakers expanded the Levine Act (Government Code Section 84308) to apply to local elected officials....more

Smart & Biggar

Canada’s Drug Agency seeks input on HTA methods guide and also announces new coalition to improve medication use

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HTA Methods Guide – On November 28, 2024, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) launched a consultation on its first-ever methods guide. The consultation seeks stakeholder input to enhance the methods guide, which describes the methods...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

FY25 NDAA: What’s Next?

On Dec. 7, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released the text of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA) (H.R. 5009) accompanied by the Joint Explanatory Statement (JES), detailing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | December 20, 2024 #2

Good Afternoon! NORAD may not have fired up the Santa Tracker just yet, but the first two weeks of December have been chock full of presents for the space industry, with the FAA digging into licensing reform, NASA deciding...more

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What to Expect in a Government Shutdown: Immigration Impact and Consequences

The threat of a federal government shutdown has become a common occurrence in recent years. The most recent federal government shutdown occurred in December 2018 and lasted for thirty-five days. ...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Late is Late Update: eSimplicity Upheld

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The Federal Circuit just dismissed the Government’s “Late is Late” appeal on Dec. 16th as moot, preserving the split between the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the issue of...more

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Mitigating the Impact of a Government Shutdown

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Most eyes and ears are on Capitol Hill Friday as we waited for a spending bill to be approved ahead of midnight, to prevent a government shutdown. If the government shuts down, it will impact government contractors. In this...more

Wiley Rein LLP

A Looming Government Shutdown Is Hours Away: A Reminder of What Contractors Need to Know

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WHAT: The odds of a federal government shutdown occurring have increased substantially after a gridlocked Congress, spurred by the incoming Administration, has been unable to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution, and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Approves Dental Supplies Distributor’s Plan to Expand Loyalty Program

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently released a favorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 24-10 (the “Opinion”) to a dental supplies distributor (the “Requestor”...more

McDermott+

McDermott+ Check-Up: December 20, 2024

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118th Congress Continues to Grapple with Contentious CR. With the collapse of Republican support for the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) package, as of the time of publication on Friday at 3:00 PM EST, Congress is still...more

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