UPDATE: Let Your Voice be Heard: Congress Wants to Hear from Small Business Government Contractors -
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure hearing titled “Leveling the Playing Field:...more
DOD Releases Intellectual Property Guidebook: Key Insights for Defense Contractors, Part 1 -
On May 1, 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its much-anticipated Intellectual Property (IP)...more
On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum launching a new enforcement program known as the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Initiative). Furthering the Trump Administration’s direct targeting of...more
In the wake of Executive Order 14173, federal contractors face heightened scrutiny of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The EO requires contractors to certify that DEI programs comply with federal...more
6/26/2025
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New Department of Defense Policy Memo Imposes Sweeping Restrictions on Consulting, Management, Advisory Services, and Contractor Utilization -
The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a significant policy memorandum “to...more
Trump’s Executive Order on DOGE Cost Efficiency: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors -
On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Cost...more
Federal Spending Freeze and Executive Orders Blocked by Federal Judge: What Contractors Need to Know -
As we recently noted, President Trump has issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EO) since he took office. Among other...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 -
Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more
5/7/2021
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LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION -
DOJ Announces FY 2020 Fraud and FCA Recovery Statistics: What They Mean for 2021 -
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered more than $2.2 billion in settlements and...more
Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of state-level court systems, including Maryland’s courts, declared judicial emergencies and issued orders automatically tolling, or postponing, the expiration of statutes of...more