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Congress Searches for Shutdown Off-Ramp As DHS Employees Start Missing Pay, Government Executive - Republicans are renewing their push to fully fund and reopen the Homeland Security Department, suggesting the war the...more
A February 18, 2026, Executive Order (EO) from President Trump, entitled “Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides,” concerns phosphorus’ use as a...more
On Feb. 24, the Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing to confront the United States’ deepening reliance on China for critical minerals, a dependency both parties now view as a profound national security risk. ...more
Invokes the Defense Production Act to prioritize and allocate domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, citing their importance to military readiness, semiconductor manufacturing,...more
On January 7, 2026, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 14372 entitled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting.” The order marks a decisive shift in federal defense procurement policy: Production...more
President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order (EO) titled, “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting,” which states that underperforming defense contractors are prohibited from prioritizing stock buy-backs...more
Defense contractors must prepare for the Secretary of War’s review of contract performance and potential imposition of limits on dividends, stock buybacks, and executive compensation....more
On January 7, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting,” aimed at reshaping how certain defense contractors allocate capital....more
A series of recent actions from the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon have sent an unusually strong signal to major defense contractors and market entrants that seek to compete in the defense ecosystem....more
On 7 January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at limiting and preventing certain large defense contractors from conducting stock buybacks, issuing dividends, and awarding executive...more
On January 7, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order (EO) aimed at realigning defense contractors’ incentives to prioritize domestic investment, timely delivery and quality over investor returns....more
President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on January 7, 2025, that seeks improved performance of defense contracts and enhanced contractor investments in production capacity through measures that would impose limits on...more
On January 7, 2026, the President issued an Executive Order (“the Order”) directing the Department of War (the “Department”) to (1) conduct a review of “defense” contractors that engaged in stock buy-backs or corporate...more
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 7, 2026 that imposes obligations on US defense industrial base government contractors, including immediately prohibiting any “major defense contractor” from...more
On January 7, 2026, President Trump issued a new executive order, “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting” (the “EO”), which states that “[a]fter years of misplaced priorities, traditional defense contractors have...more
What: On January 7, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting,” aimed at increasing production of critical defense weapons, supplies, and equipment. The EO was...more
On January 7, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) and fact sheet that, if fully implemented, will impose consequences on federal defense contractors determined to be "underperforming" or not in compliance...more
The White House on January 7, 2026, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting," which aims to accelerate defense procurement and enhance the defense industrial base by shifting...more
This year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law on December 18, 2025, introduces a series of US defense policy updates, ranging from reform of the defense acquisition system and workforce development to...more
On Nov. 17, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a draft voluntary agreement under Section 708 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to establish the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium. (DOE-HQ-2025-0175). The agreement...more
On Nov. 7, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finalized its 2025 Critical Minerals List. The final list includes all 50 minerals that appeared on the 2022 Critical Minerals List, plus 10 new minerals—boron, copper, lead,...more
The Trump Administration secured over $10 billion in critical mineral deals across five countries in October alone, targeting supply chain diversification away from China. The U.S. currently imports over 50% of 46 nonfuel...more
The United States has increasingly recognized the role of critical minerals and rare earth elements in national security, economic resilience and defense preparedness. As the United States seeks to strengthen its economic and...more
On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10962 following the investigation by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 of imports of copper in all forms and...more
The Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”) remains one of the most powerful yet underutilized tools in the federal government’s arsenal for mobilizing private industry during national emergencies. For in-house counsel,...more