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Foley & Lardner’s “Tariffs and Your Contracts” series addresses how to assess and structure commercial contract provisions amid the recent widespread tariff changes. The most recent article in the series is Tariffs and Your...more
In a significant move to reshape the landscape of federal grantmaking, the recently issued Executive Order, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,” is poised to transform how federal agencies administer grants. With the...more
An August 7, 2025, Executive Order (EO) may have significant impact on organizations that seek discretionary federal grants to fund projects or provide services. Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking includes direction...more
In its continuous drive to alter business as usual, the federal government has made many changes this year to the way it manages financial assistance (grants and cooperative agreements). Executive Order 14332, “Improving...more
On August 7, 2025, the White House issued an executive order (EO) titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” The EO calls for significant changes to the process of making and administering grants, cooperative...more
As federal policies shift from affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives — particularly through Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which...more
WHAT: On August 7, 2025, President Trump released an Executive Order (EO), “Improving Oversight Of Federal Grantmaking.” Citing a study from 2024 that claimed more than a quarter of the new National Science Foundation (NSF)...more
The Trump Administration announced its intent to overhaul federal grantmaking and grant administration in an August 7 Executive Order titled Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking....more
Key Takeaways - - Executive Order (EO) 14332 on “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking” reshapes the federal discretionary grant landscape by embedding ideological oversight, performance accountability, and political...more
Directs federal agencies to overhaul their grant processes by requiring senior appointees to rigorously review discretionary grants and funding announcements for alignment with national interests and agency priorities. It...more
In light of recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump concerning tariffs, countries around the world—including the United States—have been forced to reassess existing trade and contractual frameworks. The construction...more
The FAR Council has been rolling out piecemeal revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as directed by executive order “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” For background on the broader goals and...more
On May 19, 2025, the US Department of Justice announced the establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient...more
As the Trump administration actively works to streamline federal operations, its ambitious efforts to divest surplus property holdings present new buying opportunities for commercial real estate investors and developers. This...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on May 27, 2025, issued a memorandum implementing Executive Order (EO) 14222. As our team previously summarized, EO 14222 implemented the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost...more
On April 16, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts,” which establishes the Administration’s policy of procuring “commercially ...more
One of President Trump’s campaign themes was ending diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) programs, and he moved quickly to address those campaign promises. Within days of his inauguration, the president issued two executive...more
Change and uncertainty are among the words that come to mind when describing the government contracting industry in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since taking office for the second time on...more
In what is sure to be an on-going series, we have the latest update regarding the FAR 2.0 rollout. Releasing the First Rollout- On May 2, 2025, the FAR Council released substantive rewrites of FAR Parts 1 (Federal...more
In Part 2 of this series, we look at OMB Memorandum M-25-22, which addresses the procurement of AI by federal agencies. As noted in Part 1, the memos implement Executive Order 14179, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership...more
On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued a sweeping executive order (EO), “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” As reflected in its accompanying Fact Sheet, the EO promises to rewrite the Federal Acquisition...more
Since February 2025, numerous tariffs affecting the construction industry have been announced, imposed, and paused. These tariffs present a problem for parties drafting and negotiating construction contracts—namely how to...more
In a few short weeks, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders (EOs) that, once implemented, will significantly alter federal procurement. We previously reviewed the EO directing the modernization of defense...more
The current administration’s efforts to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are now officially underway. On April 15, 2025, in an Executive Order titled Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO or...more
The federal procurement landscape continues to shift and transform. Two recent executive orders push the government contracting community further towards the plan for a comprehensive update of the Federal Acquisition...more