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Compliance into the Weeds: Leadership Failures at Ft. Hood, with Special Guest Diane St. Ives
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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
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty US Army soldier, with multiple felonies arising from his alleged use of classified...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 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
The news of momentous changes in government policy, especially regarding civil rights enforcement, has been gratifying to many creditors that felt the federal government had gone too far in its interpretation of the laws and...more
Europe is in the midst of a historic defense pivot. For businesses, this creates significant opportunities—but also new compliance requirements, including minimum content rules favoring EU suppliers, and a revived focus on...more
Two recent regulatory notices spotlight often overlooked “brokering” obligations for international defense contractors. For companies involved in any aspect of the international defense trade, these notices serve as a useful...more
In the Army, you are taught that uncertainty is best confronted with discipline, purpose, and established processes. Reconnaissance is traditionally understood as a military activity aimed at reducing uncertainty, shaping...more
A former member of the U.S. Air Force pled guilty on April 1, 2026, for his role in a nine-year scheme that involved falsely inflating IT contracts by at least $37 million. The individual then used these funds to enrich...more
On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, a 6-3 decision rejecting the Fourth Circuit’s holding that defense contractors enjoy per seimmunity from state-law torts when...more
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) announced a five-count indictment against a U.S. soldier for using classified information about the capture of former Venezuelan...more
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” or the “Commission”) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action (the “Complaint”) against Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke for alleged...more
As described in a prior mailing, effective June 30, 2026, the Department of War (DOW) will be prohibited from entering into a contract with a company that is a party to a contract with a “covered lobbyist” for any entity the...more
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced parallel criminal and civil enforcement actions against Gannon Ken Van...more
On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions: Hencely v. Fluor Corp., No. 24-924: This case addresses whether the Federal Tort Claims Act’s (“FTCA”) combatant-activities exception, which...more
Grants a temporary exemption for U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from certain water pollution control requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The exemption is...more
The Trump administration’s interest in psychedelics as medicine has continued to come into focus over the past several weeks, with two developments suggesting that momentum at the federal level continues to grow....more
Six years ago, the COVID pandemic caused a shutdown of the economy. Since then, continued issues of economic volatility have occurred: supply chain woes; inflation and cost escalation; tariffs; and various other natural...more
The US federal government’s decision to designate Anthropic as a national‑security “supply chain risk” has triggered complex, high‑stakes legal battles with implications beyond a single AI company. Two recent court rulings...more
Defense AI is entering a more serious phase and that means opportunities for private sector businesses entering the military procurement system. For several years, the conversation was dominated by prototypes, funding rounds,...more
On April 13, a financial technology company filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, challenging a March 31 SDNY ruling denying its motion to dismiss a proposed class action. The suit,...more
As the military conflict in the Middle East continues and some Marine reservists have reportedly been deployed to the region, it is important for employers to revisit compliance obligations under the Uniformed Services...more
On April 14, DOJ announced that a national home security services company agreed to pay over $1.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by imposing unlawful charges on at...more
In a decision that underscores the limits of “speed” in federal procurement, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently sustained a bid protest by Effective Communications Strategy, LLC (EFS) challenging a U.S. Army...more
Welcome to Edition 43 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE)....more