The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a task force designed to eliminate anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that “undermine free market competition and harm consumers, workers, and businesses.”…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities
Over the past few months, the second Trump administration has taken quick actions to suspend and terminate federal awards predating the transition of power. Many of these actions have resulted in the termination of “federal…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Nonprofit Law
Another day, another executive order (EO) that will transform federal procurement as we know it. A March 20, 2025 EO entitled “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement” and its accompanying fact…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Well, it is certainly an interesting time to be a federal government contractor. In the last few weeks, we have seen Executive Orders (EOs) flying fast and furious, and a lot of other activity impacting federal government…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, many of us are on the lookout for four-leaf clovers, a pot of gold, or perhaps even a mischievous leprechaun guarding his treasure. But in the world of government contracting, the real tricksters…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
As much we all love Rihanna, it’s a real shame how many contractors have called me in the last few days with issues that remind me of her well-known “Pay Me What You Owe Me” lyrics. They’re brought to mind because contractors…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
Amid the chaos of the past few weeks—sweeping executive orders, relentless cost-cutting, and an air of uncertainty that lingers like smoke after a fire—federal contractors have been left reeling, straining to hear what comes…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On February 26, 2025, the White House issued another Executive Order (EO) that will have major implications for Federal government contractors across numerous industries and agencies. The new EO, entitled Implementing the…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
Amid a flurry of executive orders starting his second administration, President Donald Trump issued an order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”) on January 21, 2025. The…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
After years of anticipation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has announced the arrival of its proposed rule to enhance the safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in federal contracts (the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
On January 8, 2025, in UNICA-BPA JV, LLC, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protester’s challenge to its elimination from the competition for failing to have an active System for Award Management (SAM)…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) recently released a revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Guidance). The Guidance reflects how the Division…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Health
Contractors interested in offering federal agencies artificial intelligence (AI) can now glean insight into how agencies are expected to conduct AI acquisitions. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
Just how broad is the scope of the False Claims Act (FCA)? That is the basic question posed in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127. Put more directly, the case addresses whether reimbursement requests under…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Finance & Banking, Government Contracting
Over the course of the past few years, gallons of ink have been spilled addressing the seemingly ever-pending US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. After keeping us waiting…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
