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Trump Administration and House Lawmakers Launch New AI Governance Initiatives

On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, directing a government-wide effort to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities through advanced...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DoD Proposes to Expand FOCI Disclosure and Mitigation Requirements to Unclassified Contracts

On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) disclosure...more

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SBA Proposes to Overhaul 8(a) Social Disadvantage Standard and Open the Door to DEI-Based Claims

The Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, released a proposed rule, Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do...more

Hogan Lovells

Packaging, PFAS, carbon footprint: How can health care industries prepare for upcoming regulatory deadlines?

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Health care industries are facing increasing environmental regulatory pressure, particularly regarding packaging, PFAS restrictions, and carbon footprint requirements, which has direct implications for market access and...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

SBA Proposes Significant Change to 8(a) Program’s Social Disadvantage Requirements

On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a proposal fundamentally altering how individuals demonstrate eligibility under the Social Disadvantage standard for the 8(a) Business Development Program....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - June 2026

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Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

June 2026 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast

Congress is considering legislation that would codify the long-standing “Rule of Two” into statute, potentially strengthening one of the federal government’s most important small business contracting requirements. The...more

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Time to assess BIOSECURE risk: 1260H listings add urgency to pharmaceutical contracting decisions

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Earlier this week, the Department of War released its 2026 annual update to the 1260H list of Chinese military companies, listing five biotechnology companies, including WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd (“WuXi AppTec”). Inclusion on the...more

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Pentagon Adds 65 New Entities to the 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies

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On June 8, 2026, the US Department of Defense/War (the Department or the Pentagon) released an updated version of its list of “Chinese Military Companies” operating in the United States, pursuant to the requirements of...more

Hogan Lovells

What’s Driving the Debate: Aerospace and Defense in Europe / Insights on Italy

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A defense market in structural expansion Italy's defense sector has re-rated into one of Europe's most active M&A and procurement markets. In 2025, Italy reached NATO's 2% of GDP threshold — spending of €45.3 billion, up...more

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A Proposed Overhaul to Federal Grantmaking: What It Could Mean for Grantees, Healthcare and Other Researchers, and Colleges and...

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On Friday, May 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a sweeping plan to modify the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. A proposed rule seeks significantly to revise several parts of the OMB...more

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Exposure Risks and Practical Tips for Contractors on Federally Funded Projects Due to Build America Buy America Laws

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Construction contractors and their employees can face significant civil and criminal exposure under state and federal False Claims Acts (“FCA”), among other laws, for failing to appreciate the significance of, and nuances to,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Recent Federal Developments Targeting China-Linked Companies and Overseas Biotechnology Investments and Collaboration

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In recent weeks, Congress and the Administration have escalated scrutiny of China-linked biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, and related intellectual property. The developments below signal that the landscape for...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

CMMC Assessments and the Hidden Risk of ITAR Violations

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For many contractors within the Defense Industrial Base, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) assessments are becoming far more than cybersecurity hygiene exercises. As companies strive to become CMMC compliant,...more

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SBA Proposes Rule Establishing "Victims" of DEI and Past Ineligibility for the 8(a) Program as a Basis for Social Disadvantage...

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On June 11, 2026, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a proposed rule that, if finalized, will substantially change eligibility for the 8(a) business development program for businesses owned and controlled by...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

FCA Retaliation Claims: Employer ‘To Dos’ in the Critical Hours After a Hotline Call

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Employers are seeing an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation claims stemming from what claimants often characterize as adverse action because of purported whistleblowing. In many cases, these actions are taken as a...more

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Federal Contractor DEI Ban Under Fire Again: State Coalition Targets Agency Rollout

On June 10, 2026, a coalition of twenty states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenging federal agency actions taken to implement Executive Order (EO) 14398,...more

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New DFARS Proposed Rule: What Government Contractors Need to Know About Foreign Ownership Disclosure and Risk Mitigation

On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) proposed a new Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rule titled “Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence” that would...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

SBA Proposes Major Changes to 8(a) Social Disadvantage Requirements

On June 11, 2026, the SBA published a proposed rule that fundamentally rewrites how individually owned firms establish social disadvantage for purposes of 8(a) Business Development Program eligibility. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SBA Proposes to Overhaul 8(a) Program’s Social Disadvantage Standard — What Government Contractors Need to Know

The U.S. Small Business Administration published a significant proposed rule on June 11, 2026, that would fundamentally reshape how individuals qualify for the Section 8(a) Business Development Program....more

FBT Gibbons LLP

Confidentiality in Economic Development: Navigating NDAs, Ohio HB 184, and Evolving Transparency Requirements

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Economic development professionals continue to balance confidentiality demands from companies with their own statutory transparency obligations. Carefully structured non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), paired with clear...more

Clark Hill PLC

SBA Proposes Complete Overhaul to 8(a) Social Disadvantage Rules: What Individually Owned Firms Need to Know

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule on June 11, 2026, to remove the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned firms applying to the 8(a) Business Development Program....more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2026 #2

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SBA Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Social Disadvantage Requirements for Individually-Owned 8(a) Applicants - On June 11, 2026, SBA issued a proposed rule entitled “Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order on Advanced AI Innovation and Security

On June 2, 2026, the White House issued the Order which announces that it is “the policy of the United States to promote AI innovation and security by working collaboratively with the private sector to modernize government...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SBA Proposes Major Changes to 8(a) Program Eligibility Requirements

On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed significant changes to the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program's requirements for establishing social disadvantage in a new rule, "Reforms To Remove...more

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