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Regulatory Shifts in Aerospace and Defense: What Businesses Need to Know as 2025 Takes Flight

The aerospace and defense industry is facing a rapidly shifting legal landscape in 2025, shaped by regulatory updates, enforcement trends, and geopolitical considerations. With increased scrutiny on foreign investments,...more

DOD Progresses Toward CMMC 2.0 Implementation with New Proposed Rule

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a new proposed rule for implementing the next iteration of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program. This action drives forward the DoD’s plans to bolster...more

US Supreme Court Jettisons Chevron Deference: Practical Impact for Government Contractors

The US Supreme Court on June 28 overruled longstanding precedent and expanded the ability of government contractors to challenge agency interpretations and applications of certain statutes. In Loper Bright Enterprises v....more

FY 2024 Defense Act: GHG Emissions, Subcontracting, and AI Considerations for US Government Contractors

US President Joseph Biden recently signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law. Implications for government contractors range from new restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions certifications to...more

DOJ Signals Continued Enforcement of Cybersecurity Obligations for Government Contractors

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a recent $4 million settlement of False Claims Act (FCA) allegations regarding a contractor’s failure to meet certain cybersecurity requirements, noting that its Civil Cyber-Fraud...more

A Contractor’s Checklist for a Federal Government Shutdown

The US Congress must agree on a new budget by midnight on September 30, 2023 to support the US federal government’s new fiscal year on October 1. With a shutdown appearing to be on the horizon, countless federal programs will...more

Developments in False Claims Act Enforcement

Gone are the days of the False Claims Act (FCA) being associated primarily with defense and other government contractors. Amendments to the Civil War–era statute have expanded the FCA’s reach and emboldened the US Department...more

New Federal Acquisition Regulation Buy American Act Requirements Go into Effect

The Biden-Harris administration’s amendments to the domestic preference requirements in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 25 become effective on October 25. The new requirements will increase the domestic content threshold...more

Defense Contractors Must Disclose China Work to US Government

The Department of Defense issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to require bidders on defense contracts to disclose when work will be performed in the People’s Republic of...more

Government Contractors: House Bill Increases Significance of Small Business Subcontracting Plan Compliance

The US House of Representatives recently passed HR 7694, the Strengthening Subcontracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022, which aims to amend the Small Business Act to require the federal government to consider prior...more

Former DHS Official to Pay $10,000 to Resolve Alleged Ethics Violations

Companies should evaluate their prospective employees, especially former government officials, for potential ethics violations. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced April 12 that Kenneth J. Buck, a former...more

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