Protecting Our Nation’s Data: Cybersecurity Compliance for Government Contractors
Intellectual Property In Department of Defense Contracting
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
Webinar: Trademarks and Government Contracting
Buy American: What Government Contractors Need to Know
Federal Contracting Overseas: Insider Tips for Ensuring Compliance with Host Country Laws
Navigating the FAR/DFARS: The Most Confusing and Little Known Clauses
Government Contracts Cyber Café: 2019 Wrap Up and Privacy, CMMC, and GRC in 2020
The Government Contracts Cyber Café: Recent Developments Update
Government Contracts Cyber Café Series: An Inside Look at DFARS Compliance Data
Government Contracts Cyber Café - Crisis Management: Beyond Compliance
Federal Cybersecurity Requirements
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani presents the latest insights from our Government Contracts group, offering a comprehensive overview of recent significant decisions, regulatory changes, and essential updates for businesses...more
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
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
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
As the Trump administration continues to eliminate federal positions and reduce contract and grant outlays, many private companies will likely be eyeing current and former government employees for employment over the coming...more
Recently, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule that immediately implements President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 13881 to maximize the government’s procurement of American-made goods, products, and materials...more
The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a proposed rule on August 30, 2021, that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to align the Buy American Act (BAA) domestic content requirements in...more
Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Executive Orders - ...more
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Increase Size Standards with Inflationary Adjustment, July 17, 2019 - On July 18, 2019, SBA issued an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based...more
Congress is moving closer toward passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although key differences remain between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the legislation is ultimately...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - The Department of Defense issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 2804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - According to a Bloomberg Government article, more than 30,000 federal contracting opportunities at twenty-eight (28) agencies are coming up for competition in the coming fiscal years. In a webinar,...more
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - Performance-Based Payments and Progress Payments (DFARS Case 2017-D019) - The Department of Defense (DOD) is withdrawing the proposed rule on performance-based payments and progress payments that it...more
In the last decade or so, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been, in the words of the Section 809 Panel, an “unattractive customer to large and small firms with innovative, state-of-the-art solutions.” Among other...more