On January 27, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") issued a memorandum, Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs, that will have a sweeping impact on federal...more
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In August, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule that included significant and sweeping changes to its regulations, including to its rules on joint ventures, mentor-protégé, HUBZones, and others....more
1/3/2025
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The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a proposed rule that changes the effect of a concern's size recertification following mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") activity. Notably, the proposed rule is...more
Recently, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") issued a proposed rule, which could significantly alter the status quo for permissible negative control. Impacted small businesses and their minority shareholders and...more
On February 9, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council ("FAR Council") – Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration – published its Semiannual Regulatory...more
Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23 NDAA”). The legislation is welcome news for both the Department of Defense...more