WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a “full-scale” audit of the 8(a) program after a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contracting officer and three 8(a) business...more
7/9/2025
/ 8(a) Program ,
Audits ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
SBA ,
USAID
On March 5, 2025, Judge Angel Kelley, a federal district court judge sitting in Massachusetts, granted a nationwide preliminary injunction which serves to temporarily block the Trump Administration’s attempt to cap the...more
On February 26, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) that will significantly impact existing and new government contracts and grants. The stated purpose of the EO, titled “Implementing the...more
3/3/2025
/ Compliance ,
Contract Modification ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Efficiency ,
Grants ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Consistent with the EO titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI...more
1/27/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Discrimination ,
Trump Administration
With many companies adopting return to work policies after the decline of the latest COVID-19 wave in the United States, now is a good time for government contractors to assess, update, and train on ethics and compliance...more
4/20/2022
/ Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Service Contract Act ,
SIGPR