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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 15 - February 2025

Children and other fans of heavy machinery were delighted on Tuesday as landowners and representatives of forest industries descended on the Georgia State Capitol for Forestry Day at the Capitol. With them, they brought two...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Antitrust Enforcement in the Procurement Space During the Second Trump Administration

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Although the scope of federal antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is expected to remain active. The PCSF, which was started by the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (Trump EO Tracker)

The heads of agencies shall take all appropriate action to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and otherwise ensure that paper straws are no longer provided within agency buildings....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trump’s January 2025 Executive Orders: Implications for Employers

Introduction - Shortly after his second inauguration, President Trump signed a series of executive orders addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs in the federal government and supplanting such initiatives...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to...more

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FCPA Enforcement on Pause Per Executive Order

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Just over two months ago, the Kansas City Chiefs were still two-time defending Super Bowl champions, Luka Doncic was a Dallas Maverick, and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Government Contractor’s Guide to Termination for Convenience

The Trump administration, as part of its efforts to reshape the federal government, began terminating federal contracts for the convenience of the government almost immediately after coming back to town. These contract...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Project Labor Agreements No Longer Mandated for Large Federal Construction Contracts

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On January 21, in MVL, Inc., et al. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) struck down a 2022 Executive Order (EO), as well as the implementing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), signed by then-President...more

Cozen O'Connor

AG Memorandum Instructs DOJ to Investigate and Eliminate Illegal DEI Initiatives in Light of EO 14173

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As discussed in a recent Cozen O’Connor Alert, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been at the top of President Trump’s mind, so much so that he recently issued an executive order effectively ending the use of DEI in...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Can the NIH Cap Indirect Cost Rates at 15%?

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On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Supplemental Guidance to its 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement, Indirect Cost Rates, purporting to cap indirect cost (also called facilities and administration,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

‎90-Day Stay Requested in Mid-America Milling Co. v. U.S. DOT

The plaintiffs and the federal government seek a 90-day stay in Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072, “to permit [the federal government] the opportunity to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FCPA Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration

Since its enactment in 1977, the FCPA has been the primary legal mechanism in the United States for preventing and punishing corrupt business practices around the world. At a high-level, the FCPA applies to both domestic and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trump Orders Attorney General To Temporarily Pause FCPA Enforcement

On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the attorney general to pause, for a period of 180 days, new enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The federal...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Elon Everywhere All at Once

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“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more

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Trump Administration Seeks Public Comments for AI Action Plan — AI: The Washington Report

On February 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on the development of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan. President...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Attorney General and Office of Personnel Management Continue Trump Administration’s Attacks on DEI and DEIA

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14173: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which Dechert discussed in a previous OnPoint....more

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Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act: U.S. Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) Sponsored Bipartisan...

The United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted out on February 5th legislation styled: Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act (“STEWARD Act”). The legislation...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Client Alert: Executive Order Suspends Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law

On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), citing concerns that excessive enforcement was harming American businesses...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Should Your Company Shut Down Its Anti-Corruption Compliance Program and Start Paying Bribes? Here Are a Few Reasons to Think...

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” This EO comes on the tail of Attorney...more

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Federal Judge Clarifies Scope of TRO Enjoining Federal Spending Freeze

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As we recently outlined, on January 31, 2025, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocks the federal funding freeze outlined in the now-rescinded January 27, 2025, Office of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Game-Changer Relating to FCPA Enforcement

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U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi on her first day in office – Feb. 5, 2025 – sent several memos to all employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) laying out top priorities. In one memo, the DOJ instructs its...more

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Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Impact and Timeline of President Trump’s Proclamation

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The White House issued a Fact Sheet and Presidential Proclamation addressing Section 232 tariff actions on February 10, 2025. These steps strengthen President Trump’s 2018 tariff actions on steel and aluminum imported into...more

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DOJ Targets Private-Sector DEI Programs: What Employers Need to Know

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has set its sights on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, signaling heightened enforcement risks for employers. In a memorandum, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the DOJ to...more

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EO 11246 No More: Requirements for Federal Contractors Under President Trump’s Executive Order

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Section 3 of President Trump’s Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” addresses the federal contracting process and revokes Executive Order, EO 11246, a long-standing...more

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Analysis of Non-Discrimination in Pay in the Current Administration

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With the revocation of Executive Order 11246 (EO 11246) many contractors are uncertain what their pay equity compliance obligations are. The short answer is simply that very little has changed. Under EO 11246, contractors’...more

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