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Major Federal Procurement Changes Coming in Light of Recent Executive Orders

The Trump administration has issued two Executive Orders very recently that will drive changes in federal procurement and defense procurement and impact federal contractors in the very near future. The Executive Orders are...more

Expanding Government Contract Responsibility of General Services Administration

The Trump administration has recently taken a decisive step toward making the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) primarily responsible for federal procurement of common goods and services. This will significantly...more

Crossing Administrations: The Focus on Federal Cybersecurity Continues

Federal contractors, including defense contractors, should prepare for the emergence of new requirements in the coming months that are designed to strengthen software supply chain security, impose more stringent cybersecurity...more

DoD issues Memorandum Implementing Trump Executive Order Banning DEI Programs and Directing the Termination of Certain Agreements

The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving forward with eliminating Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs under Executive Order Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, dated January 20,...more

On His Eighth Day in Office, President Trump Gave to Me Memorandum No. M-25-13

Just eight (8) days into President Trump’s second term (and following other headline-making Executive Orders which Goodwin has covered here and here), the Acting Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) Director issued...more

President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting Policies and Practices Designed to Ensure Equal Opportunity

On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (the “Executive Order”), which eradicates the federal government’s diversity, equity...more

Executive Order Mandates Termination of DEI Related Federal Contracts and Grants

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order, titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (the Executive Order), which, in part, directs federal agencies to terminate federal...more

Focus on FOCI: Expanded Reporting Requirements Arrive for Defense Contractors

On May 13, 2024 the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published Instruction 5205.87: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence for Covered DoD Contractors and Subcontractors (the Instruction), which...more

The CMMC 2.0 Program Has Arrived!

On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a Final Rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Program....more

Scrutiny of U.S. Defense Contractor-Related M&A Activities Will Soon Intensify

Current and future U.S. defense contractors, and entities interested in acquiring these contractors, should prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Congress is signaling that...more

DoD Significantly Expands Voluntary Cybersecurity Program for Defense Contractors

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a finalized rule on March 12, 2024, which expands access to defense contractors who wish to participate in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) Program....more

CMMC 2.0: Defense Contractors Get Ready

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a proposed rule to implement its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC 2.0). This proposed rule — released on December 26, 2023, and published in...more

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