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CMS and FDA Announce New RAPID Program for Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough Medical Devices

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On April 23, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly announced the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) coverage pathway....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Kenneth J. Wolfe Appointed as New OFCCP Director

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Kenneth J. Wolfe is the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), according to the agency’s website. He assumes the role after Director Ashley Romanias recently stepped down....more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

DOJ’s Civil Fraud Section Announces “FOCUS” Initiative, Bolstering FCA Enforcement Capabilities

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Introduction - The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) has announced the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) Initiative to encourage proactive engagement with data miners seeking to...more

Jones Day

Taiwan’s Government Procurement Act: 2025 Draft Amendments at a Glance

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In November 2025, the Taiwanese government proposed draft amendments to the Government Procurement Act to enhance efficiency, streamline procedures, strengthen supplier protections, and refine penalty mechanisms. Comprising...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Korea Defense Market Is Open – Here’s What U.S. Companies Need to Know Before They Walk In

South Korea has become one of the fastest-growing defense markets on the planet. Korea’s defense exports reached $15.4 billion in 2025, surging 60% year-on-year, driven largely by major contracts with Poland and other...more

Wiley Rein LLP

President Trump’s EO Makes Fixed-Price Contracts the Default Procurement Method

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WHAT: On April 30, 2026, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing a firmer “default” preference for fixed-price contracts. The EO, titled “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

The U.S. Expansion Playbook: Foreign Companies, the U.S. Defense Industry and a Common Misconception

Over the past year, we have been asked with increasing frequency by foreign companies looking to enter the U.S. market: “If we want to work with the U.S. defense industry, what do we actually need to do?” The question is...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FedRAMP Proposes Major Overhaul of Incident Reporting Requirements, Solicits Feedback

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), a cybersecurity assessment and authorization program for cloud service providers (CSPs) used by federal agencies, has proposed a significant overhaul of its...more

Morgan Lewis

Insurance Coverage Considerations for False Claims Act Investigations and Settlements

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Over the last year, beyond traditional healthcare and federal procurement matters, the government has pursued federal False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and enforcement across high-risk areas, including diversity, equity,...more

Hogan Lovells

The SFO’s first DPA in five years: a messy test of exemplary cooperation

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The Serious Fraud Office's Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (UEH) is its most significant corporate bribery resolution for several years. Approved on 1 May 2026, the DPA requires Ultra to pay...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB’s OIG investigating current workforce and contracting developments plus interpretations adopted and enforcement actions taken...

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The CFPB’s Office of Inspector General is still investigating the agency’s workforce and contracting moves to see what impact it has had on agency actions. “We are reviewing the CFPB’s workforce and contracting actions to...more

Cooley LLP

Executive Order Targets Federal Contractors’ ‘Racially Discriminatory DEI Activities’

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On March 26, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order No. 14398 (EO) targeting DEI activities by federal contractors and subcontractors....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Proposed CAS Threshold Increases: A Major Shift for Federal Contractors

The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) has proposed a significant overhaul to CAS applicability thresholds — one that is clearly aimed at reducing compliance burdens, simplifying CAS administration, and expanding...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Top 25 Questions Government Contractors Ask (and the Answers You Actually Need)

Government contracting can feel like learning a new language. Even sophisticated commercial vendors often struggle with the rules, acronyms, and procedural traps that come with selling to federal agencies....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Clarified Standard for Challenging CICA Stay Overrides

On April 15, the Federal Circuit issued a decision clarifying the burden a protestor must meet when challenging an agency’s override of the Competition in Contracting Act’s (CICA) automatic stay of performance....more

K&L Gates LLP

US Department of Justice Announces New Initiative for Data Miners Filing False Claims Act Lawsuits

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This alert provides a summary of a recent US Department of Justice (DOJ) anti-fraud initiative that highlights the growth of data-driven False Claims Act (FCA) actions. Entities that face potential FCA liability, including...more

Knobbe Martens

NOVONIX Emerges as a Winner in the U.S. Battery Materials Race

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The domestic battery race is being won by companies, such as NOVONIX, that are developing innovative IP and meeting critical operational and/or commercial milestones based on that IP. Continued investments, including through...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2026

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Executive Order (EO): Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting On April 30, the President issued an EO establishing the Administration’s policy that fixed-price contracts with...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

General Services Administration's Proposed AI Clause Signals Significant Shift in Federal Contracting

The General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed a new contract clause that could have sweeping ramifications for artificial intelligence (AI) use by government contractors across the federal IT supply chain. Titled...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Relators’ Attorneys’ Fees: Math, Limits, and How to Push Back

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Kate Ledden to the podcast to discuss the often-contentious issue of relators’ attorneys’ fees in False Claims Act cases. With fee awards sometimes reaching millions of...more

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No Longer Abstract: The DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Reaches its First Settlement

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In the first case resolution under the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Resolution, the DOJ settled with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) for $17,077,043 on April 10, 2026. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fixed-Price First: The New Federal Contracting Mandate

On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed a new executive order, Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, that makes fixed-price contracts — and in particular firm-fixed-price (FFP)...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

2026 Maine Energy Storage Procurement Moves Forward on Accelerated Timeline

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The Maine Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has advanced to the next phase of its competitive solicitation of energy storage capacity under 35-A M.R.S. § 10313....more

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Podcast - The New Rules of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement

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False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in healthcare is accelerating, and providers cannot afford to wait to react until after the government comes calling. In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," litigation attorneys Meredith...more

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New Executive Order Makes Fixed-Price Contracts the Government’s Default

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On April 30, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting” (the “EO”), directing agencies to make fixed-price contracting the default...more

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