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U.S. House Select Committee Releases Report on NASA’s Research Security and Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment

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On May 14, 2026, the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Select Committee”) published an investigative report titled Research Security for...more

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Contractors Should Prepare as NIST Finalizes Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

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On May 13, 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized a revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-172r3 (Revision 3), Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

The Shifting Landscape for Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence, Part 1: Understanding the Proposed Rule

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The Department of Defense (DOD) recently released a Proposed Rule (Rule) that would expand federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ obligations regarding disclosure of beneficial ownership and foreign ownership, control, or...more

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Scaling Defense Tech in 2026 and Beyond

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The US government is opening the door for defense-focused startups, but venture-backed companies will still have to navigate regulatory nuances that can catch them off guard....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOD Proposes Rule Requiring Ownership and Control Disclosures for Most Awards Above $5 Million

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Under the proposed rule, where the government identifies risks, contractors must implement ownership and control mitigation....more

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CMS’s WISeR Initiative: AI-Assisted Utilization Review Arrives in Medicare

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Healthcare providers, suppliers, compliance leaders, and private equity-backed platforms may prepare for increasing operational, reimbursement, compliance, and governance risks as AI-assisted utilization review expands across...more

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CMS Expands Fraud Enforcement with Nationwide Moratoria on Hospice and HHA Enrollments

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On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers and home health agencies (HHAs). The action follows a recent...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Updates its Freedom of Information Legislative Frameworks

Ontario is the latest province to make updates to its public-sector privacy and freedom of information legislation. Ontario’s Bill 97, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026 (Bill 97) received royal assent on...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Widening FOCI: DOD Issues Proposed Rule Expanding FOCI Review and Mitigation to Unclassified Prime and Subcontracts

On May 7, 2026, the Department of Defense/War (DOD) issued a proposed rule, “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence” (“Proposed Rule”), to...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

May 2026 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast

On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued a significant Executive Order (Order) directing a government-wide shift toward greater reliance on fixed-price contracts and tightening the standards agencies must meet before...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

DoW Seeks Information on Existing Chemicals Undergoing TSCA Risk Evaluation

The U.S. Department of War (DoW) published a request for information (RFI) on May 12, 2026, seeking information to identify and assess critical applications for DoW and defense industrial base (DIB) that necessitate the use...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Congress Reauthorizes SBIR/STTR Programs Through 2031: What Innovative Companies Need to Know

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President Donald J. Trump recently signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act into law, officially reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Army Shifts Acquisition Policy: New Preference for Competition in SBA 8(a) Program

On April 7, 2026, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) issued a memorandum directing Army contracting activities to use competitive procedures as the preference over sole...more

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DOE Adds Thailand to Part 810 ‘Generally Authorized’ Destination List

The US Department of Energy (DOE) published a Secretarial Determination in the Federal Register on May 14, 2026 adding the Kingdom of Thailand to the list of Generally Authorized destinations in Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 810....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Threats to Native-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Preferences

On April 27, 2026, Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced companion bills, H.R. 8511 and S. 4390, titled the Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act. ...more

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A Practical Guide to Determining Who Is a ‘Subcontractor’ Under the FAR

Recent executive orders and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) deviations have heightened subcontractor administration obligations for prime contractors and highlighted a familiar and sometimes difficult question for...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Announces Nationwide Enrollment Moratoria for Hospices and Home Health Agencies

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide six-month enrollment moratoria on new hospice and home health agency (HHA) enrollments in the Medicare program. The moratoria, which takes effect...more

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DOJ Merges Criminal Fraud Units Under New National Fraud Enforcement Division

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On April 7, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is “supercharging” fraud prosecutions through the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (the “Fraud Division”). What Has Changed- The new...more

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DoD Targets Foreign Ownership Disclosure in Proposed DFARS Rule

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The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule on May 7, 2026, to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FAA’s “No-Protest” Clause Struck Down

A recent decision from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA) delivers significant rulings on two fronts: the unenforceability of contractual bid protest bars in FAA...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Fixing the Federal Acquisition System: Firm-Fixed-Price Contracting the New Norm

On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, that makes firm-fixed-price contracts the default federal government agencies...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Taking Effect Soon: Prohibition on Defense Contract Awards for Businesses That Retain Lobbyists with Chinese Military Company...

As discussed in our January 2025 alert, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA)1  prohibits the Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), from entering into...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

AI: It’s Infrastructure | RSAC Field Notes, Part 2

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The legal architecture for AI governance is no longer about policy adoption but about whether an organization can produce evidence that traces from board-level authorization to production inference, drift event, prompt or...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Israeli Companies Entering the U.S. Government Contracts Market: What You Need to Know

For Israeli companies looking to expand into the United States, the federal government contracting market represents one of the most attractive growth opportunities in the world....more

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Treasury Announces Deadline Extensions Available for Capital Projects Fund Broadband Buildouts

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Relief may be on the way for service providers facing continued economic and regulatory hurdles to complete broadband buildouts supported by the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF). Treasury recently announced that it...more

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