False Claims Act Insights - Relators’ Attorneys’ Fees: Math, Limits, and How to Push Back
Podcast - The New Rules of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
Workforce Unfiltered Episode 2 - ANOTHER DAVID?, Abraham Lincoln, and the False Claims Act in Employment
The New DEI Crackdown: What Federal Contractors Must Do Now
Contract Claims 101: The Fundamentals of Contract Administration Disputes
False Claims Act Insights - Healthcare Compensation and Referrals: Avoiding Compliance Pitfalls in Physician Deals
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 82 - Is Qui Tam Unconstitutional? The False Claims Act's Constitutional Reckoning
Workforce Unfiltered - Ep 1 - NASCAR, Illegal DEI, and Our Guest Sues Our Host
We get Contracting: Episode 2 — Civil Rights Compliance Opens New Path to FCA Claims
The Lobby Bar Podcast | Government Conflict of Interest Rules: The Underdiscussed Threat
False Claims Act Insights - $1.6 Billion FCA Judgment on Appeal: What it Means for FCA Enforcement
False Claims Act Insights - Qui Tam Dismissals Are Spiking: What That Means for FCA Enforcement
CMMC Mission Readiness: Navigating Growth, Costs, and Competition for Defense Contractors
We get Contracting: Episode 1 — Top Five Compliance Challenges for Government Contractors in 2026
PilieroMazza Annual Review: Key Insights from Recent Bid Protest Decisions Shaping Government Contractor Success in 2026
PilieroMazza Annual Review: FCA Enforcement and Compliance Updates for Government Contractors—What to Watch in 2026
AI, Governance, and the Rule of Law: Leadership Under Pressure - On Record PR
You’re Hired! Restrictions on Hiring Former Government Employees for Government Contractors
False Claims Act Insights - Rogue Employees: Vicarious Liability Under the False Claims Act
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
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
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
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
Congressional investigations are among Congress’ most significant oversight powers. They combine broad constitutional authority, compressed investigative timelines, and high-stakes political dynamics that can create...more
Defense budgets across NATO member states are at historic highs. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ("NATO") is spending - and that means contracts. For manufacturers, technology providers, logistics companies, and...more
What: On May 7, 2026, the Department of Defense/War (DoD) published a proposed rule that would extend, beyond classified contracts, the scope of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) requirements. The proposed rule,...more
On Wednesday, May 20, the House Committee on Small Business is scheduled to consider legislation that would codify the Rule of Two into federal law. Stakeholders have a near-term opportunity to show support by filling out...more
House Committee to Consider Legislation Codifying the Rule of Two for Small Business Set-Asides - On Wednesday, May 20, the House Committee on Small Business is scheduled to consider legislation that would codify the Rule...more
On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) initiative, which has the stated goal of strengthening DOJ’s working relationship with...more
Inside Competition is designed to help companies identify key legal developments in antitrust and competition law in the United States and beyond. In addition to reporting on antitrust litigation and enforcement actions...more
On May 7, 2026, the US Department of Defense (“DoD,” also known as the “Department of War”) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”). The proposed rule aims to...more
On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would extend foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) requirements to defense contracts and subcontracts involving no...more
The Department of Defense (“DoD”) released a proposed rule on May 7, 2026, that would significantly expand Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (“FOCI”) and beneficial ownership disclosure requirements beyond cleared...more
Seven Development Group Incorporated v. Exeter Township, No. 25-12104 (C.C.P. Berks County Mar. 16, 2026) (Fudeman, J.) - In a case raising important questions about municipal bidding procedures, standing to challenge public...more
Florida has taken another step in its ongoing effort to curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state by blocking local governments from funding or promoting such initiatives starting January 1, 2027....more
The 2025 USDOT Interim Final Rule (IFR) for DBE and ACDBE programs marks a significant shift in how agencies manage certification, goal setting, and compliance. Introduced on October 3, 2025, the IFR requires immediate...more
President Trump’s April 30, 2026, Executive Order designating fixed-price contracts with performance-based considerations as the default and preferred method of procurement continues to signal a clear policy push toward...more
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released National Science and Technology Memorandum 3 (NSTM-3), a policy directive that addresses executive branch agency implementation of Executive Order 14369...more
Contractors working with federal agencies are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), which has its own body of case law that controls recovery for legal disputes separate from traditional theories. When...more
Quick Hit: Florida has enacted a sweeping new law (CS/CS/SB 1134) that prohibits counties and municipalities from funding, promoting, or taking any official action relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”),...more
Global Military Spending Reaches Record Highs – the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its annual report analyzing trends in global military expenditures, which highlights that global spending...more
The principal investigator (PI) looks away, perhaps bored, when the postdoc honestly describes an experiment that doesn’t work. In contrast, the PI smiles and invites students to dinner when they report something positive....more
A recent executive order marks a significant policy shift in federal procurement by directing agencies to default to fixed-price, performance-based contracting....more
The Army’s Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) procurement represents one of the most significant professional services contracting opportunities in recent years....more