Federal contractors face few threats more serious than suspension or debarment. This exclusionary action has become more prevalent during the Trump Administration. For example, at the end of 2025, the U.S. Small Business...more
U.S. Department of War (DOW) Secretary Pete Hegseth on January 16, 2026, posted a video on social media calling for a line-by-line review of DOW 8(a) sole-source contracts of more than $20 million. The secretary stated his...more
1/27/2026
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Audits ,
Contract Termination ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Prime Contractor ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SBA ,
Set-Asides ,
Small Business ,
Sole Source Contracts ,
Subcontractors
As contractors take stock of the unprecedented year in federal procurement that was 2025, they face a stark dichotomy to navigate in 2026. On the one hand, some opportunities have decreased as the government took aggressive...more
Last week, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced that the SBA had suspended nearly 7,000 borrowers approved in the state of Minnesota for "suspected fraudulent activity." Noting that...more
Under the proposed revisions to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 17, contracting officers will have the discretion to award contracts with periods of performance that exceed five years, even if agency regulations do...more
10/2/2025
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Contract Terms ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process
As part of its Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council (FAR Council) on Sept. 26, 2025, issued its long-awaited update to FAR Part 19, which governs the small business program. FAR Part 19...more
9/30/2025
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Amended Rules ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
HUBZone ,
Multiple Award Contracts ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Rule of Two ,
SBA ,
SDVOSB ,
Set-Asides ,
Small Business ,
WOSB
The Trump Administration on Aug. 7, 2025, issued a sweeping executive order titled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking" (the Order or EO), which is aimed at overhauling the federal grantmaking process. Framed as a...more
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) recently addressed the scope of its jurisdiction over Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements in the case of Telesto Group, LLC v. United States, No. 1:24-cv-01784. The case...more
6/9/2025
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Bid Protests ,
COFC ,
Contract Disputes ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Jurisdiction ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tucker Act
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on May 27, 2025, issued a memorandum implementing Executive Order (EO) 14222. As Holland & Knight...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on May 27, 2025, issued a memorandum implementing Executive Order (EO) 14222. As our team previously summarized, EO 14222 implemented the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost...more
5/30/2025
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Contract Amendments ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
Information Technology ,
New Guidance ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Service Contracts ,
Trump Administration
The Trump Administration's policies on artificial intelligence (AI) have been shaped by an executive order (EO) and two memoranda aimed at promoting the use of AI in government operations while ensuring safety, security and...more
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on federal procurement titled "Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement" on April 15, 2025 (the April 15 EO), directing that the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) be...more
4/21/2025
/ Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Government Agencies ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
OMB ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, signed three executive orders (EOs) focused on accelerating defense procurement, improving foreign defense sales between the U.S. and its allies and revitalizing American maritime...more
4/14/2025
/ Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
The Trump Administration's focus on ending "illegal DEI discrimination" was recently operationalized by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in guidance released on...more
3/26/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Guidance ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
As with other facets of government, the first 60 days of the Trump Administration have brought significant changes and reprioritization to the Intelligence Community (IC). With this change comes opportunity. This Holland &...more
3/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bid Protests ,
China ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intelligence Services ,
Latin America ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Trump Administration
In an executive order (EO) issued on March 14, 2025, "Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions" (the Order), President Donald Trump revoked several Biden Administration EOs and actions, including EO...more
Given the Trump Administration's emphasis on savings and efficiency, many contractors have or will receive a stop-work order or a termination for convenience. A previous Holland & Knight alert outlined the rights and...more
3/14/2025
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Contract Disputes ,
Contract Modification ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
Reinstatement ,
Strategic Planning ,
Termination
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce waste, the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in coordination with the new leadership at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), is reaching out to all tenant...more
2/4/2025
/ Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Contract Disputes Act ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Lease Term ,
Property Owners ,
Public Contracts ,
Real Estate Transactions
Judge Ryan T. Holte of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled on Jan. 19, 2025, in favor of federal contractors who challenged a requirement to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with labor organizations regarding...more
President Donald Trump has eliminated the requirement for federal contractors to maintain affirmative action programs. His order, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," (the Order) revokes...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the president lacks authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to set a federal contractor minimum wage, creating a split with other...more
11/12/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA) ,
Final Rules ,
Minimum Wage ,
Obama Administration ,
Popular ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Split of Authority ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 6, 2024, published a Final Rule (the Rule) to eliminate self-certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) whose federal government contracts...more
Note: This is the second article in our series on capturing industrial base funding from the U.S. Department of Defense In our last post, we discussed the Defense Production Act (DPA) and Technology Investment Agreement...more
3/22/2024
/ Competitive Bidding ,
Contract Terms ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Research and Development ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector
With ever-increasing threats from the Chinese Communist Party, recently exposed vulnerabilities in the United States' supply chain and decades of outsourcing that has left the defense and industrial base vulnerable, there is...more
3/6/2024
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Biden Administration ,
CARES Act ,
China ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Production Act ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Manufacturers ,
Outsourcing ,
Research and Development ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Ukraine
This is the first edition of Holland & Knight's Federal Real Estate Leasing Year in Review. For years, our GSA Leasing & Federal Real Estate Team has worked with LexisNexis to provide updated versions of the Federal...more
12/21/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Board of Contract Appeals ,
Commercial Leases ,
Compliance ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Land ,
Fixed Price Contracts ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Green Buildings ,
Landlords ,
Lessor ,
Price Inflation ,
Property Improvements ,
Rent ,
Risk Allocation ,
TikTok