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SBA Focusing on Fraud, Will Conduct Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Business Development Program

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Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Loeffler has announced that she has ordered the SBA Office of General Contracting and Business Development to begin a full scale audit of the SBA’s Section 8(a) Business...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Congressional Oversight: Why the Minority Still Matters

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Republicans currently control the White House and both chambers of Congress. As the majority power controlling both the House and Senate, the GOP holds the reins of the congressional oversight and investigations agenda....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Recent Budget Developments: The Recissions Process And Upcoming Legislation

On May 29, 2025, President Trump sent a $9.4 billion rescissions request to Congress, which House Majority Leader introduced as H.R. 4. This package would cancel funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S....more

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Through the Looking Glass: Shifting DEI Standards Expose Contractors to False Claims Act Risk

There is a growing sense of confusion and unease among many federal contractors and grant recipients in these early days of the second Trump administration. In a time when some agencies face dislocation and downsizing (or, as...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

April 2025 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani presents the latest insights from our Government Contracts group, offering a comprehensive overview of recent significant decisions, regulatory changes, and essential updates for businesses...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration Announces Department of State Restructuring

On April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a plan to implement across-the-board structural changes to the Department of State to bring the department in line with President Trump’s America First foreign policy...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Reactions in the Wake of HHS Funding Cuts

In just over two months since President Donald Trump assumed office, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), now under the leadership of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has undergone a profound shift in its...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Not To Be Heard: CBCA Dismisses a Contractor's Appeal of a Termination for Convenience for Lack of Jurisdiction

At a time when government agencies are terminating contracts for convenience at an increasingly high rate, a recent decision by the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals in Blankson v. Agency for International Development,...more

Jones Day

Executive Orders and Policy Updates

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Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more

Frost Brown Todd

D.C. Political News Round-Up for March 2025

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Congress narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown by passing a last-minute funding bill, securing temporary funding for federal agencies. The agreement extends funding through the summer but does not resolve broader...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Reading the Tea Leaves: Supreme Court Dips Its Toe into Brewing Federal Spending Fight

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The early days of the Trump Administration have featured a wide range of actions related to federal spending. This has included payment pauses, contract and grant terminations or reevaluations, lease terminations, changes in...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Executive Order Directs Systematic Review of “Covered Contracts and Grants” For Possible Termination

Over the first month of the new administration, President Trump has directed the review or termination of certain types of contracts and grants, including equity-related agreements, awards under the Inflation Reduction Act...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Challenging Trump 2.0 En Masse Contract Terminations

The Trump administration’s en masse terminations for the government’s convenience-as-a-budget-cutting tactic may constitute contract breaches, thereby entitling contractors to lost profits....more

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An Executive Branch for the People, by the People: What the New Administration’s Executive Orders Mean for an Independent CPSC

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While independent regulatory agencies, like the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission), have typically considered themselves exempt from executive orders, recent events indicate the CPSC is likely not...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2025 #3

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UPDATE: President Trump’s Executive Orders Impose Tariffs on Products from Canada, Mexico, and China: The Cost to Government Contractors - PilieroMazza recently published a client alert regarding three executive orders...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Court Grants Partial Temporary Restraining Order on Executive Order Halting Foreign Aid

On Thursday, February 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a partial temporary restraining order in response to lawsuits challenging Executive Order 14169, which paused all congressionally...more

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Federal Judge Orders USAID and Foreign Aid Funding to be Restored

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On January 20, 2025, the President issued Executive Order Number 14169 (Executive Order), which imposed a 90-day pause on new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds to foreign countries and implementing...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Elon Everywhere All at Once

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“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2025 - China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Building Global Infrastructure Regarding...

In 2024, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) saw significant financial engagement. Preliminary data indicates that China invested approximately $92.4 billion in various projects across the 149 countries involved in the...more

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The Weekly Hill Update - February 2025 #2

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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more

Littler

Non-Profits, NGOs, Overseas Staff, and the DOGE Shake-Up at USAID: A Six-Point Checklist for a Way Forward

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency under Elon Musk. Just days later, on February 3, DOGE closed the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Agency...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: How Trump Trumps

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“Besides disrupting policy in Washington, the Trump administration is looking to disrupt fundamentally how Washington operates. Thus, even as Trump’s team loses some prominent policy fights, it still sees value in the impact...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Two Federal Courts Order Trump Administration To Unfreeze Funding

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The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the US District Court for the District of Columbia both have issued Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) enjoining the Government from enforcing the Office of...more

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Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate Claims

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Government contractors working for the Department of Education (DE), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Consumer Financial...more

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