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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Executive Order Aims to ‘Restore Common Sense’ in Procurement by Reforming the Federal Acquisition Regulation

Yogi Berra once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Those who have spent a career in federal procurement have seen many cycles of well-intentioned procurement reform instead create a system that is more complex,...more

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Major Federal Procurement Changes Coming in Light of Recent Executive Orders

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The Trump administration has issued two Executive Orders very recently that will drive changes in federal procurement and defense procurement and impact federal contractors in the very near future. The Executive Orders are...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Government Contractors Need to Be Prepared for Significant Reforms to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Associated Agency...

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On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO 14275). EO 14275’s purpose is to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and associated agency...more

Wiley Rein LLP

“Modernizing Defense Acquisition” EO Directs “Comprehensive Overhaul” of DOD Acquisition System

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WHAT: The Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) to kick off a “comprehensive overhaul” of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition system, aiming to “rapidly reform” acquisition processes with an...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

DoD Publishes Final Rule Implementing Executive Order 14005

The rule conforms applicable DFARS clauses to the final FAR rule that was published on March 7, 2022. Contractors must comply with increasing U.S. and qualifying country content thresholds for manufactured end products—65...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Georgia Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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WHAT: On December 7, 2021, a Georgia federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the “vaccine mandate” for federal contractors (the central obligation under President Biden’s Executive Order [EO] 14042)....more

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The Clauses Implementing Vaccination Mandate for Federal Contractors Are Out—Key Considerations for Contractors

Four memoranda, released in the last several business days, provide federal contracting officers guidance and suggested clauses to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (the Executive Order) in federal contracts...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

President Biden Announces Sweeping New Cybersecurity Reforms

The President’s new Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity includes wide-ranging measures intended to strengthen security standards for the federal government and federal government contractors in response to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cybersecurity Executive Order Will Impact Government Contractors

President Biden’s new Executive Order to improve cybersecurity involves a particular focus on federal government and contractor systems. President Biden’s Executive Order directs sweeping changes to cybersecurity...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order

On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration issued its much anticipated “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” Below are provisions we believe will be of most interest to contractors, as well as any company...more

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President Biden's Executive Order to Improve Cybersecurity Issued

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On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a wide ranging Executive Order “On Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” which was in the works after the SolarWinds cyberattack and arrived soon after a ransomware attack on the...more

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