What Happened:
On August 28, 2025, the Administration issued a significant Presidential Memorandum addressed to the Attorney General entitled “Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political...more
As is becoming an annual tradition, the federal government is once again celebrating the return of Fall with a shutdown. The government turned into a pumpkin today, October 1, 2025, at 12:01 am. In any shutdown, confusion...more
10/1/2025
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Contract Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Shutdown ,
Risk Management ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain
On September 10, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a long-awaited final rule related to the implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. The final rule goes into effect on...more
Hours before the start of the Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its ruling affirming a decision by the Court of International Trade (CIT) setting aside five Executive Orders that...more
In recent months, the Trump administration has made its focus on tariff and trade issues clear. This has been reflected not only through the ongoing negotiations with trade partners regarding country-wide tariffs, but also in...more
On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Guidance”) to all federal agencies. The Guidance, dated July 29,...more
In Fiscal Year 2023, colleges and universities spent approximately $109 billion on research and development expenditures of which $59.6 billion, or 55%, was federally funded. In Fiscal Year 2022, the Small Business Innovation...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced that they are revitalizing the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group. The primary focus of the working group will be...more
Summary -
Recent rulings in courts throughout the country may signal more uncertainty in the tariff landscape. Here, we provide an overview of a May 28 ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) effectively...more
In the first five months of this administration, it is clear that one of the foremost concerns of President Trump’s agenda is its focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives. Issued in January 2025,...more
On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) appointed Catherine Eschbach as the head of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). Prior to her appointment, Director Eschbach worked for six...more
As we reported on January 22, 2025, and January 29, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in the federal government and private sector, namely...more
On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump announced an Executive Order (“the Order”) titled “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” Notably, the Order rescinded several Biden-era executive...more
On February 19, 2025, Judge James Wesley Hendrix for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a 90-day stay of ongoing litigation, challenging a Biden-era rule implementing significant...more
Executive Summary -
Summer is still two months away, but for federal contractors, businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments that rely on federal grants and loans the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) days...more
As we reported on January 21, 2025, and January 29, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in the federal government and private sector, namely...more
Introduction -
The U.S. federal government, through the United States General Services Administration (GSA), is the largest tenant in the country, currently leasing approximately 150 million square feet of office space and...more
2/10/2025
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Commercial Leases ,
Contract Terms ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Landlords ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Risk Management ,
Termination
Yesterday, Kilpatrick released a Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration. The Primer gives readers a background overview of what tariffs are, their legal underpinnings, how they were utilized in the prior Trump...more
Minutes before the federal funding freeze was poised to go into effect, a federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking the funding freeze. The District Court for the District of Columbia issued the order in response to...more
On January 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims struck down a 2022 Executive Order which required construction contractors to collaborate with unions in order to be considered for large-scale federal construction...more
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a broad executive order tilted “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”), which among other things, rescinds Executive Order (“EO”) 11246....more
Over the last two decades, federal contractors have been frustrated by the Government’s hodgepodge approach to regulating Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Various agencies have implemented differing definitions,...more
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5009 - “Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.” (2025 NDAA). First passed in 1961, the NDAA is a...more
1/13/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Whistleblowers
Even though the new Trump administration is yet to take office, Elon Musk has already begun to exert his muscle as the co-leader of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The federal spending bill had been...more
Contractors That Have Filed EEO-1 Reports Have Until Mid-December to File Objections to the Release of Their Information Under the FOIA -
In 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) received a...more