The rule conforms applicable DFARS clauses to the final FAR rule that was published on March 7, 2022.
Contractors must comply with increasing U.S. and qualifying country content thresholds for manufactured end products—65...more
The FAR Council’s final rule makes changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that will materialize over the next decade.
Contractors will have until October 25, 2022 to comply with a 60 percent domestic content...more
President Biden issued a new Executive Order concerning Buy American regulations less than a week after the FAR Council finalized a rule that increased domestic content requirements.
President Biden’s Executive Order...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14005 to implement the President’s domestic sourcing and manufacturing policy agenda by tightening federal procurement and contracting requirements and...more
The Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued guidance concerning recently issued Executive Order 13950 (EO) which prohibits federal contractors from including certain concepts related...more
Executive Order 13950 (EO) prohibits federal contractors from including “divisive” concepts related to race and sex stereotypes in workplace trainings.
The EO will require all federal contracts to include a prohibition on...more
Pillsbury’s International Trade team is tracking developing U.S. government measures with widespread implications for the tech, telecom and government contracting industries.
The Trump administration has long focused on...more
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Varied Executive Orders, in increasing numbers, have closed nonessential businesses and services across the country, with a variety of implications for government contractors.
An increasing number of States—now numbering...more