Change and uncertainty are among the words that come to mind when describing the government contracting industry in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since taking office for the second time on...more
Although the incoming Trump administration is beginning to take shape, there is still a lot of uncertainty around the specifics of the incoming administration’s priorities. However, during his campaign, President-elect Trump...more
12/5/2024
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As part of its Federal Sustainability Plan, the Biden administration has issued a proposed rule that would revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to incentivize federal government buyers to prioritize the...more
9/12/2023
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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022, that would create several significant compliance obligations for federal contractors....more
12/7/2022
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In this program, attorneys in V&E’s Government Contracts practice will discuss significant developments in the federal procurement space during the first year of the Biden Administration.
We will cover the most important...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers” (the “Order”).
The Order aims to promote and enhance the enforcement of...more
On July 10, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council released a prepublication version of an interim rule, FAR Case 2019-009 (the “Interim Rule”), amending the FAR to prohibit federal agencies from contracting...more
V&E’s Government Contracts practice authored the US procurement law section of Chambers’ 2020 Global Practice Guide on Public Procurement, which was released April 6, 2020. The Guide covers core legislation and regulations,...more
On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), an Executive Office within the White House, released guidance to federal department and agency heads on dealing with federal contractors as the nation...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion substantially clarifying how supplies delivered to the Government can qualify as “U.S.-made end products” under the contract clauses implementing...more