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Major Federal Procurement Changes Coming in Light of Recent Executive Orders

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The Trump administration has issued two Executive Orders very recently that will drive changes in federal procurement and defense procurement and impact federal contractors in the very near future. The Executive Orders are...more

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Employment Law Update: What Maryland Employers Need to Know About the General Assembly’s 2025 Session

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The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session ended April 7 with only three bills passing that are employment-related and are expected to become law as Governor Moore has indicated he will not veto. Here are the...more

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The Rise of OTA in Defense Contracting, Part 1: Defense Acquisition Reform

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President Trump’s April 9, 2025, Executive Order Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation In the Defense Industrial Base (EO) is likely to have major implications for federal defense contractors. This blog,...more

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The Dole Act Expands Workplace Protections for Military Service

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The 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, also known as the Dole Act, was signed into law by President Biden on January 2, 2025. This legislation expands employment protections for veterans under the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Trump Administration Seeks to Increase U.S. Shipbuilding and Naval Readiness

On March 4, President Donald Trump delivered his first joint address to Congress to discuss his achievements at the start of his second administration, his campaign promises and forward-looking policy goals. During the...more

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President Directs Four DOD Acquisition Reform Studies

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” directing the Secretary of Defense to study and report on ways to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions

Orders the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for the use and jurisdiction by the Department of Defense over such Federal lands,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trusty Confirmation Hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee Focuses on Broadband, Auction Authority and National Security

Olivia Trusty, nominee for the open Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Commissioner position, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Trusty has...more

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“Modernizing Defense Acquisition” EO Directs “Comprehensive Overhaul” of DOD Acquisition System

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WHAT: The Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) to kick off a “comprehensive overhaul” of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition system, aiming to “rapidly reform” acquisition processes with an...more

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Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed at Reforming U.S. Foreign Defense Sales System

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WHAT: The Trump Administration released an Executive Order (EO) seeking to reform the U.S. systems for selling and transferring defense articles to ally and partner nations. The EO lists five policy objectives: (1) improving...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration Executive Order on Arms Sales

On April 10, the Trump administration announced, through an executive order (EO), a new initiative to reform the defense sales system, with the goal of improving the speed and accountability of the system....more

Miller Canfield

Executive Order Overhauls Foreign Military Sales: Building on Momentum for Reform

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability.” This directive is the first Executive Order ever issued by a U.S. President on the...more

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Modernizing Defense Acquisition and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

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On April 9, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order, titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisition and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base.” This order outlines a broad and ambitious reform effort...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base (Trump EO Tracker)

Reforms the Department of Defense’s acquisition processes by: (a)  Utilization of existing authorities to expedite acquisitions throughout the Department of Defense, including a first preference for commercial solutions and a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability (Trump EO Tracker)

Reform the foreign defense sales system by: (a) Improving accountability and transparency throughout the foreign defense sales system to ensure predictable and reliable delivery of American products to foreign partners in...more

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‘Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars’ Cited as Goals for Procurement Changes at the General Services Administration and...

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On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order intended to eliminate waste and save taxpayer dollars by consolidating the domestic federal procurement processes within the General Services Administration (GSA)....more

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Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | April 4, 2025

Good Afternoon! Space developments have kept a steady pace these past two weeks. NASA terminated $420 million in contracts to align with DOGE’s cost-cutting push. The U.S. Space Force plans to launch 100+ satellites in...more

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Critical (minerals) mass: Minerals security in a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment

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In the past five years, the acceleration of the energy transition, geopolitical pressures and political volatility have brought critical minerals to the fore. Energy security now extends to the reliable and adequate supply of...more

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ABSCA: $1.1 Million Reduction Appropriate For Unapproved Foreign-Flag Vessel Use

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On February 26, 2025, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals issued a decision allowing the government to reduce a contract by $1.1M due to a contractor’s failure to comply with the mandate to use United States-flag...more

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Veterans Affairs Ending Mortgage Rescue Program

On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will end the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program on May 1, 2025. This decision comes just shy of one year since the program’s...more

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Keeping Your Defense Contract: Combating Recent Government Contract Cuts

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The Department of Defense (DOD) cut another batch of government contracts and grants on March 20th. The DOD is just one of many executive agencies advancing the policies of President Trump and the Department of Government...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Innovation in Uniform: The Rise of Israel’s Defense-Tech Sector

The various wars that have taken place around the world in recent years, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Swords of Iron War, have placed the DefenseTech sector in the spotlight. Amid changes in global security...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – OpenAI releases new image generation model sparking social media frenzy, Anthropic marks a court victory in AI...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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Bipartisan AGs At Attention on Veterans’ Education Benefits

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A bipartisan coalition of 52 AGs filed an amicus brief in Yoon v. Collins, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, in support of two veterans and their families who challenged the denial of G.I. Bill...more

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How to leverage Advanced Purchase Agreements for military supply

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The EU is introducing new regulations (EDIRPA and EDIP) to structure military procurement through pooled orders coordinated by the European Commission. Advanced Purchase Agreements (APAs), inspired by COVID-19 contracts,...more

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