Federal contractors and grant recipients facing stop-work or suspension orders are entitled to reimbursement of costs and added performance period. In its first two weeks, the new Trump administration has introduced a flurry...more
Executive orders will have dramatic impact on federal agencies, contractors, and grantees, and sow uncertainty about voluntary DEI initiatives. Following his second-term inauguration, President Trump swiftly signed a...more
The final rule, which takes effect January 16, 2025, could significantly affect small and large businesses considering any merger and acquisition (M&A) activity—and timing will be critical.
In a major change, contractors...more
Pillsbury’s recent alert on the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or “DOGE,” an autonomous organization created by President-elect Trump and spearheaded by Elon Musk, identified several steps for industries...more
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The Georgia Tech case serves as yet another reminder of the importance of contractor compliance with cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts.
The Government alleges that Georgia Tech failed to comply with the...more
The DoD takes yet another step towards full implementation of CMMC 2.0.
The proposed rule aims to implement many of the aspects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by amending the Department of...more
The Department of Homeland Security amended its regulations due to the urgent need to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.
On June 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) issued a final...more
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit interprets DFARS technical data rights clause to allow contractors to mark technical data delivered to the government to restrict the rights of non-government third...more
The Department of Defense issued a final rule adding the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and making other changes relevant to contractors that access...more
On Oct. 18, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Raytheon Co. v. Sec. of Def., holding that salary costs associated with lobbying activities are expressly unallowable, and therefore...more
On Oct. 4, 2019, the DOJ issued guidance for determining whether commercial or financial information provided by a person or company is “confidential” under FOIA Exemption 4.
When preparing reverse-FOIA submissions, a...more
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Department of Defense issues a final rule limiting the ability of defense agencies to use lowest-price, technically acceptable procurement procedures.
The new rule takes effect on October 1, 2019 and permits defense...more
This third installment of Pillsbury’s Section 809 alerts focuses on recommendations to modernize and streamline the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) appropriations, auditing and accounting practices.
The Section 809 Panel...more
Contractors will soon have additional legal authority to demonstrate to civilian agencies that a best value tradeoff process should be employed.
Congress’ trend of limiting the use of the LPTA process continues....more
On November 4, 2016, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) issued a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to require DOD Contracting Officers to adjust offerors’ proposed...more