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Trump’s New Cybersecurity Executive Order: What Contractors Need to Know

On June 6, 2025, the Trump Administration released a new Executive Order (“EO”) on cybersecurity, Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order...more

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Trump Executive Order Affects Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

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On March 14, 2025, the president issued a new executive order (EO) entitled, “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” This new executive order revokes EO 14026, issued by President Biden, which raised...more

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10 FAQs: Navigating Legal Challenges for Government Contractors Impacted by President Trump’s Recent Executive Orders

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Government contractors are facing a host of legal and compliance challenges following President Trump’s recent executive orders. These orders have prompted government-wide contract reviews, funding issues, increased scrutiny...more

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Trump Executive Order Calls for Sweeping Review of Government Contracts

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On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) calling for a sweeping review of government contracts over the next 30 days and directing that contracts be terminated or modified to reduce overall federal...more

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Responding to Stop Work Orders Implementing Recent Executive Orders

Since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, many companies that hold or support Federal contracts, grants, and other awards have received so-called “stop work orders” or other directives to cease...more

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Federal Contractors Can Soon Anticipate Rules on Pay Transparency and Salary History for Applicants and Employees

On December 4, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council submitted a proposed rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. On...more

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OFCCP to Require Successor Employers to Offer Right of First Refusal to Predecessor Employees Under Service Contract Act

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On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations requiring the so-called “nondisplacement” of workers performing work on contracts for the federal government under the Service Contract Act (SCA)....more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

On December 19, 2022, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 federal contractor vaccine mandate. The 2-1 panel...more

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White House Announces Federal Supplier Climate Risks And Resilience Rule

The Biden Administration unveiled details regarding a forthcoming proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission disclosures for major federal suppliers on November 10, 2022....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Few Surprises – New Rule Implementing Biden’s “Made in America” Changes the Buy American Act Effective October 2022

Over a year after the Biden Administration issued Executive Order 14005 on “Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers,” (discussed previously here) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR...more

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DOJ's New Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative and How a Pending Case Could Test Its Efficacy

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The Department of Justice recently announced a new initiative that aims to hold government contractors accountable when they fail to meet required cybersecurity standards. In announcing the “Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative” in...more

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False Claims Act Meets Cybersecurity: DOJ's New Civil Cyber-Fraud Unit

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of its new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative — an effort designed to harness the department's knowledge in civil fraud enforcement, government...more

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Breaking Down the New COVID-19 Safety Protocol Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

The Biden Administration, via its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”), has now provided the guidance with which federal contractor and subcontractors must comply in connection with their contracts and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage And Stringent COVID-19 Protocols For Contractors

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) on President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (the “Order”). Although the Guidance recognizes that the Order is...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Much Will President Biden's Buy American Order Change Content Requirements? To Be Determined

Manufacturers are likely to face a tighter definition of American-made products and a stricter process for securing waivers as a result of President Joe Biden’s executive order this week. But the exact details will come from...more

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Congress Boots the "Blacklisting" Regulation and Sends it to the President’s Desk

On March 6, 2017, on a narrow straight party line vote of 49–48, the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval, which moots Executive Order (EO) 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe...more

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DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

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On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its long-awaited final rule to implement Executive Order 13706, which requires covered federal contractors to provide employees with up to seven days (56 hours)...more

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Will Your Arbitration Program Survive the Contractor Blacklisting Regulations?

The arbitration restrictions contained in Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (EO 13673), have been largely overshadowed by other parts of the so-called “contractor blacklisting” rules. Nonetheless, for those...more

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How Government Contractors Can Prepare for "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"

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On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the U.S. Department of Labor published the Final Rule and its associated Guidance implementing President Barack Obama's "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"...more

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Federal Contractors — Final Rule and Guidelines Issued for Controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Order

On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued its long-anticipated final rule implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (Executive Order), along with accompanying guidelines...more

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USDOL's "Willful" Misdefinition

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The U.S. Labor Department has now issued its final "Guidance" concerning President Obama's July 2014 "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order. Our recent Labor Alert summarizes this lengthy Guidance, which among other...more

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DOL and FAR Council Publish Final ‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’ Rules for Government Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council have published the highly-anticipated final guidance and regulations implementing President Barack Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”...more

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Blacklisting Proposed Rule and DOL Guidance Could Have Serious Repercussions for Those Doing Business with the Federal Government

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On May 28, 2015, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published in the Federal Register its highly anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the so-called "blacklisting" procedures ordered by...more

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Groundbreaking Change to Rules for Federal Contractors Aims to Stamp Out Human Trafficking Up and Down the Supply Chain

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Companies that contract with the federal government will soon be subject to new rules aimed to stamp out human trafficking (see discussion of some of the existing rules and regulations here and here). The just-released...more

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