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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

DOC Issues Final Decision in Auxin Solar Case on Certain Cells and Modules from Southeast Asia

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued its Final Determination on August 18, 2023 related to circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders A-570-979 and C-570-980 (the Orders) on certain crystalline...more

Commerce Department Issues Final Decision on Certain Solar Cells and Modules from Southeast Asia

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued its Final Determination on August 18, 2023 related to circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders A-570-979 and C-570-980 (the Orders) on certain crystalline...more

Outbound Investment Review: Little Immediate Effect, but More is Coming

The US government’s multibranch effort to implement a new regulatory regime designed to regulate outbound investments based on national security concerns moved forward with the White House’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order, EO...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

US Significantly Expands Export Sanctions on Russia and Belarus; Simultaneously Adds to Entity List and Tariffs

The US continues to increase economic sanctions on Russia and Belarus. February 27 saw multiple actions expanding sanctions, including restrictions on exports of a large swath of equipment and consumer goods, Office of...more

How Responsible Labor and Trade Issues Affect the Solar Energy Industry

The solar power industry seems to be caught in the crosshairs of competing legislative agendas. The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) created incentives to increase solar capacity via tax credits. The Uyghur Forced Labor...more

Commerce Department Issues Preliminary Decision on Certain Solar Cells and Modules from Southeast Asia

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued its preliminary determination on December 2, 2022, related to circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders A-570-979 and C-570-980 (the Orders) with respect...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

US Department of Commerce Implements Anti-Stockpiling Rule

The US Department of Commerce published a final rule on September 16 implementing President Joseph Biden’s Proclamation 10414, which declared an emergency with respect to US electricity generation capacity. The final rule...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

Physician Practice Management Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $24.5 Million

Physician Partners of America LLC, a physician practice management company, denies that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Federal health care programs for medically unnecessary testing, among other allegations. The...more

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