On July 29, 2025, US Attorney General Bondi issued a memorandum for all federal agencies titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the Memo). The Memo follows multiple executive...more
8/18/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
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Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
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SBA ,
Title IX
Despite two Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) issued by federal courts in Rhode Island and Washington, DC, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island found that the Trump Administration’s funding freeze...more
2/11/2025
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Government Agencies ,
OMB ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rhode Island ,
State and Local Government ,
TRO ,
Trump Administration
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the US District Court for the District of Columbia both have issued Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) enjoining the Government from enforcing the Office of...more
2/4/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Agencies ,
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OMB ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
TRO ,
Trump Administration ,
USAID
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued memorandum M-25-13, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs,” (OMB Memo) on Tuesday, January 27, 2025. Two days later on January 29,...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its 2024 False Claims Act (FCA) statistics and press release this week touting $2.9 billion in judgments and settlements last fiscal year, slightly higher than 2023’s $2.7...more
1/17/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Qui Tam ,
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