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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (Trump EO Tracker)

Reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove undue barriers, such as unnecessary regulations, while simultaneously allowing for the expansion of the national and defense industrial bases. Accordingly, the FAR...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Defense Procurement Reform for Startups Building for National Security

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On the heels of the Trump administration’s new guidance on federal agency AI use and procurement, the administration has taken another step aimed at accelerating how the government works with the private sector—this time...more

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NEED MORE COWBELL: FinCEN Not Satisfied with Current Deadlines and Requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On February 27, 2025, FinCEN issued a press release announcing future changes but giving no guidance about the scope of those changes: “No later than March 21, 2025, FinCEN intends to issue an interim final rule that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Return of the CTA: FinCEN Confirms that Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements are Back in Effect with a New...

On February 19, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are back in effect with a new...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CTA Reporting Requirements Reinstated With March 21 Deadline for Most Reporting Companies

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As a result of a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday, February 18, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act Is Back in Effect With a March 21 Reporting Deadline

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in a February 19, 2025 alert that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect. The new deadline for most companies to...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Are Back: New March 21 Deadline

In the latest twist involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the only nationwide injunction still in effect that barred enforcement of the CTA’s filing deadlines (Smith vs. U.S. Department of the Treasury) was stayed...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement Resumes – At Least for Now

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As the saga of on-again-off-again requirements continues to unfold, FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have undergone significant changes due to...more

Perkins Coie

The FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: What’s New for Defense Contractors

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The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year 2025 addresses recurring areas of focus relevant to defense contracting, including supply chain risks related to China, organizational...more

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FY2025 NDAA: Significant Impacts on Small and Large Defense Contractors

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The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025 NDAA), signed into law on December 23, 2024, has significant implications for defense acquisition and...more

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Fueling Tech Growth: New Federal Financing from the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capital Program

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Growth companies needing to scale manufacturing capacity often struggle to source adequate and affordable financing. Traditional banks usually can not take the credit risk and non-bank lenders (e.g. private equity) impose...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fourth Quarter 2024 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

The fourth quarter of 2024 presented government contractors with significant changes, including annual spending bills, new rulemakings, agency announcements and a new federal administration following the election. We review...more

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FY25 NDAA: Promoting Nontraditional Acquisition While Securing the Supply Chain, and More

On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The annual bill authorizes spending for the Department of Defense (DOD) while setting other...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

“Small” Space Companies: Growth Comes at a Cost

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Space has become central to protecting U.S. national security interests as Americans increasingly rely on space-based services to support everyday life. As a result, the U.S. government has bolstered investment in the space...more

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InterConnect Newsletter - Q3 2024

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We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. There are many...more

Venable LLP

The On-Ramp: An Autonomous, Connected, and Electric Mobility Newsletter - March 2024

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, emerging...more

Maynard Nexsen

John Neiman on the Corporate Transparency Act

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Representing the National Small Business Association and one of its members in a constitutional challenge of the Corporate Transparency Act, appellate attorney John Neiman shares recent developments surrounding the federal...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional - For some, and for now

On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama found that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’ legislative power. The 53-page opinion...more

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Federal Court Declares the Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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On March 1, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama declared the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) unconstitutional, and suspended its enforcement against the plaintiffs in that case. While most...more

K&L Gates LLP

When Transparency Becomes Opaque: District Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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Executive Summary - On 1 March 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued an opinion holding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal District Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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The National Small Business Association (NSBA) and a small business owner (also a member of the NSBA) filed a lawsuit on Nov. 15, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama challenging the...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Corporate Transparency Act Ruled Unconstitutional

On March 1, 2024, a Federal District Court in Alabama held that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is unconstitutional. The Court reasoned that the plaintiffs were entitled to summary judgment because the CTA “exceeds...more

Baker Donelson

Alabama Federal Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Northeastern Division) held the Corporate Transparency Act (herein the CTA) to be unconstitutional. This decision, which came out on March 1, 2024, is...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Update: Federal District Court Rules CTA Unconstitutional

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Although existing entities covered by the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) should still plan to comply with the beneficial ownership reporting (“BOI”) requirements, a new federal district court ruling offers hope that the...more

DarrowEverett LLP

After Corporate Transparency Act Takes Hit in Ruling, What's Next?

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The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), a significant legislative effort aimed at curbing financial crimes by increasing corporate accountability, has been declared unconstitutional by the U.S. District Court for the Northern...more

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