In an effort to ameliorate perceived problems with the manner in which the federal government issues federal grant funding and the nature of the grants that it funds, President Trump recently announced a sweeping new grant...more
8/19/2025
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Government Agencies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
March-In Rights ,
OMB ,
Patents ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On July 23, 2025, President Trump released his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan, with the aim of ushering in an era of American dominance in the rapidly emerging technology. The AI Action Plan delivers on a promise...more
7/30/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OSTP ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Last week, the Trump administration made its priorities clear for the nation’s cybersecurity posture in the form of the newly issued executive order entitled “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity...more
6/13/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FedRAMP ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Government Agencies ,
Internet of Things ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration
FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman recently unveiled the “FedRAMP 20x” plan – a proposal designed to reimagine and reformulate the FedRAMP authorization process for federal government use of cloud-based products and services....more
The incoming Trump administration has sent many signals that it intends to ramp up the Department of Defense’s use of nontraditional acquisition pathways to bridge the “Valley of Death” and bring innovative technologies to...more
2/17/2025
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Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
NASA ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
National Security ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
TSA
A flurry of presidential directives, agency communications, and court orders has left federal contract and grant recipients with operational disruptions and in a state of confusion. As we write, it has been difficult to...more
2/3/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
Grants ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Termination for Convenience ,
Trump Administration
Citing the threats posed by foreign adversaries and criminal organizations, and seeking enhanced accountability for companies that provide software and cloud services to the federal government, the Biden administration has...more
1/20/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Cloud Computing ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FedRAMP ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
The Biden Administration withdrew a proposed climate change-inspired amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) one week before former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. According to a notice...more
1/17/2025
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Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sustainability ,
Trump Administration
In the wake of the massive economic disruption caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020. The Payroll Protection Program...more