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Foley Automotive Update - September 2025

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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

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Navigating the Grantmaking Maze: A New Federal Oversight Framework

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Discretionary Federal Grants: Change Is Coming

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

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Viva ‘Contractification’: New Executive Order Promises Changes to Grant Oversight

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

Unpacking the Trump administration’s new EO on Federal grantmaking: What applicants and recipients need to know

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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Contractor Compliance: Filling the Federal, EO-Created Void

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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

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New Executive Order Calls for Reforming Federal Grant Oversight

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

More Change to Federal Grant Administration: Political Appointees Overseeing Grantmaking? Uniform Guidance Changes? And Indirect...

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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

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Trump Increases Oversight of Discretionary Federal Funding Awards in Executive Order to Advance Administration Priorities

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking (Trump EO Tracker)

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

Nossaman LLP

Tariffs and Their Impacts on the Life Cycle of Construction Contracts

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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

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

FAR Reform in Progress: Breaking Down the Latest Proposed Revisions

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

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Strategy Considerations for Companies Assessing Risks of Fraud Liability for DEI Programs

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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

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Guide to Buying Buildings from the Federal Government: Where to Start and What to Know

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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

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DOD Secretary Directs Limitation of IT Consulting and Advisory Services Contracts

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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

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Executive Order Initiates Commercial Focus in Federal Procurement Reform

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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

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Implementation of Trump DEI Orders Slower than Expected: What Contractors Should Know

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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

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Trump Executive Orders: Key Developments for Government Contractors

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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

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Update: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway

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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

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OMB Issues Memoranda on Use and Acquisition of AI by Federal Agencies, Part 2: What It Means for Government Contractors

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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

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts...

Hold My Beer: The Trump Administration’s Bold Plan to Rewrite the FAR

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

Porter Hedges LLP

How do you solve a problem like a tariff? Understanding and addressing tariff risks in construction contracts.

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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

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New Executive Order Calls for Maximizing Cost-Effective Commercial Solutions in Government Contracting

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

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FAR Reform Now Underway

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

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The Push Towards FAR 2.0 – Interpreting the Most Recent Trump Executive Orders

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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

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