Latham in Focus: The False Claims Act’s Next Wave
Workforce Unfiltered Episode 3 - Two Running Buddies Discuss 6000 Federal Contractor Investigations
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
The Administration’s Focus on DEI Moves from Words to Action - Employment Law This Week®
Contract Claims 101: The Fundamentals of Contract Administration Disputes
Workforce Unfiltered - Ep 1 - NASCAR, Illegal DEI, and Our Guest Sues Our Host
The Lobby Bar Podcast | Government Conflict of Interest Rules: The Underdiscussed Threat
We get Contracting: Episode 2 — Civil Rights Compliance Opens New Path to FCA Claims
CMMC Mission Readiness: Navigating Growth, Costs, and Competition for Defense Contractors
PilieroMazza Annual Review: FCA Enforcement and Compliance Updates for Government Contractors—What to Watch in 2026
False Claims Act Insights - DOJ Announces Record Number of Qui Tams and Qui Tam Dismissals
We get Contracting: Episode 1 — Top Five Compliance Challenges for Government Contractors in 2026
What Do Federal DEI Crackdowns Mean for Employers? - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
You’re Hired! Restrictions on Hiring Former Government Employees for Government Contractors
Warfighting at Warp Speed: Why Defense Contractors Must Track the DOW’s Acquisition Overhaul
Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now
Overcoming the Compliance Minefield, Part 3: Build Indirect Rates That Stand Up to DCAA Scrutiny
Maximizing Recovery: Tactics for Stop Work REAs and Termination Proposals
FCA Implications for M&A Transactions
National Security Presidential Memorandum / NSPM-11 - On June 5, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum (Memo) addressing the Administration’s policy to accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence...more
Holland & Knight participated in the National Small Business Government Contractors Association (NSBGCA, formerly the National 8(a) Association) 2026 Alaska Regional Conference held June 8-10, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska. The...more
Federal contractors frequently encounter circumstances that increase costs, delay performance, or otherwise impact contract obligations. Changes in government requirements, differing site conditions, defective specifications,...more
Recent developments in government contracting highlight the administration’s evolving approach to artificial intelligence, continued scrutiny of DEI initiatives, and ongoing implementation of Executive Order 14398. The latest...more
The U.S. Department of War (DOW) on June 8, 2026, published its annual list of "Chinese military companies" in the Federal Register as required by Section 1260H of the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) National Defense Authorization...more
Companies competing in federal architect-engineer and design-build procurements under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36 should be aware of a critical – and frequently misunderstood – timeliness requirement that can...more
In the 2026 NatSec100, the companies winning on execution and the companies building the deepest patent positions are often not the same. The gap between them is where long-term value will be decided in the next wave of...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published a proposed rule in May, 2026, that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to partially implement sections 847 of the fiscal year 2020 National...more
On June 4, 2026, a coalition of contractor and higher-education associations filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and a 5 U.S.C. § 705 stay in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump,...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is changing how it reviews certain False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases, and organizations participating in federally funded benefits programs should take notice. A recently announced...more
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims delivers an important — and sobering — message to small businesses competing for federal innovation funding: Historical ties to foreign countries of concern can be...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
On May 14, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) submitted a proposed rule that could eliminate the long-standing requirement that employers file EEO-1 reports. Importantly, this change is not yet in...more
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
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
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
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most common scenarios we have faced involves employee resistance to return-to-office mandates. Employees who had been working a remote or hybrid schedule are informed that they need...more
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
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
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
