Federal grant recipients have long faced uncertainty when a change in administration brings new policy priorities. Recent decisions – both from the courts and U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) – provide benchmarks...more
8/18/2025
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Benchmarks ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
GAO ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Separation of Powers ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Statutory Requirements
Following the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement of a new project review process in May 2025, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) issued the first round of DOE grant terminations under the Trump...more
7/29/2025
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Appeals ,
Clean Energy ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Contract Termination ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Grants ,
Judicial Review ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Tucker Act
In contrast to the recent influx of terminations in the broader government contracting and federal grants space, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has not yet started to issue wide-ranging programmatic or sweeping...more
5/5/2025
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Government Agencies ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
Federal grantees facing the termination of their grants by the new administration have challenged those terminations by filing suits under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in federal district courts. In about a half a...more
4/10/2025
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Contract Disputes ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Government Agencies ,
Grants ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Jurisdiction ,
Pending Litigation ,
SCOTUS ,
TRO ,
Tucker Act
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the federal government has committed to funding more than $1 trillion for projects involving construction, manufacturing and energy initiatives. Much of this funding will be...more
It's official – the longest federal government shutdown in history is over, at least for now. For contractors whose work and payments were affected by the shutdown, the questions now are: what can we get paid for and how do...more
1/29/2019
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Shutdown ,
Notice Requirements ,
Required Documentation ,
Stop Work Orders ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour