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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Implications for Government Contractors After New AG Memo Defines 'Unlawful Discrimination' in Federal Funding

President Donald Trump’s stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is taking further shape and is likely to cause challenges for individuals and companies in the government contracting space....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

What Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients Should Know About DOJ’s Unlawful Discrimination Guidance

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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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Small Business Administration Fraud Audit Affects Prime Contractors and Subcontractors of 8(a) Program

Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler has announced a “full-scale” audit of its 8(a) program for socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners, directing the agency’s Office of Government...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Trump Administration Revises SBA’s Small Business Goals

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On January 24, the SBA announced updated small business contracting goals for fiscal year 2025, significantly decreasing some goals and standardizing targets across federal agencies. These changes bring the small business...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Can DE&I Initiatives Lead to Potential False Claims Act Liability?

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes to the show Michael Schrier, a Washington-based partner in Husch Blackwell’s Government Contracts practice, to discuss a recent executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump that could,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Will Trump Administration End Women and Minority-Owned Business Set Asides?

Last week’s revocation of federal affirmative action requirements was accompanied by a statement from the Trump administration stating its intent to eliminate any federal program that promotes DEI principles. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Potential Impacts of Trump’s DEI Executive Order on SBAs, Alaska Native Corporations, ‎and Tribes

On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” The order states that it ends “all discriminatory and illegal preferences,...more

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