Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
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Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
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CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
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Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Latest Developments on DEI Executive Order and Action Items before April 21 Deadline
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#WorkforceWednesday®: EEOC/DOJ Joint DEI Guidance, EEOC Letters to Law Firms, OFCCP Retroactive DEI Enforcement - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Contractors Alert - DEI Restrictions Reinstated by Appeals Court - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast - What Are Joint Ventures and When Should They Get Cleared?
The Trump administration has demonstrated a commitment to enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws through novel and varied mechanisms not historically associated with enforcement of such laws, upending 60-plus years of...more
Introduction - On March 4, 2025, standing before the U.S. Congress, President Trump proclaimed that his administration had “ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies all across the entire...more
Key Takeaways: The “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO) represents the first major update to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) in four decades, intended to modernize the regulation by simplifying its language and...more
Department of Labor (DOL) News Release: US DOL Announces Availability of $30M in Grants to Train American Workers for Jobs in High Demand, Emerging Industries - On August 11, DOL announced the availability of up to $30...more
President Donald Trump’s stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is taking further shape and is likely to cause challenges for individuals and companies in the government contracting space....more
On August 15, the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) announced agencies may “immediately begin eliminating one-third of requirements from their future contracts...more
DOD Push for Commercial Item and Service Contracting Increases Defense Contracting Opportunities - PilieroMazza recently highlighted a Department of Defense (DOD) memo (linked here) requiring DOD Components to adopt the...more
Ohio has eliminated requirements that state contractors maintain written affirmative action programs (AAPs) and that bidders for public improvement construction projects receive affirmative action certifications. ...more
As discussed in our previous update, the FAR Council has been periodically publishing revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). These revisions come on the back of the Trump Administration’s executive order...more
On January 20, 2025, on his first day of office, President Trump issued Executive Order 14151, titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” which directed the termination of all...more
From the outset of his current term in office, President Trump has made it a signature policy objective to target and dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and so-called “gender ideology” in both the public and...more
Entities receiving federal funds, including educational institutions, state and local governments, and public and private employers, must ensure that their programs and activities comply with federal law and do not...more
On July 23, 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping new AI strategy, releasing the highly anticipated "Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan" and signing three executive orders regarding federal procurement,...more
If you are a federal contractor or grantee, running afoul of the Trump administration’s hardline stance against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) could leave you facing a costly investigation, substantial penalties and...more
Since returning to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has made scrutinizing DEI programs a central policy priority, including through the following pronouncements...more
On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Attorney General issued a memorandum that “clarifies the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to programs or initiatives that may involve discriminatory practices, including those labeled...more
On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released new guidance to all federal agencies clarifying what types of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices and policies would be considered illegal...more
In a somewhat surprising move, the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an appropriations bill for the federal government’s fiscal year 2026 that includes $105,976,000 for OFCCP’s “salaries and expenses.”...more
On July 23 and 24, 2025, the Trump administration released its “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” a far-reaching strategy aimed at advancing U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. ...more
The guidance reflects a key step in the administration’s broader strategy to root out DEI efforts in the private sector....more
Here are the top ten items you should tackle in August, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates...more
On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released its AI Action Plan (“the Plan”), a long-anticipated roadmap for the federal government’s approach to AI governance that presents a number of implications for businesses...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) is taking steps to revise and relaunch its affirmative action requirements for veterans and people with disabilities. ...more
- What is new: The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan reflects a striking shift in approach, with the federal government driving development, expansion and regulation, focusing on deregulation, permitting, procurement and...more
Following Executive Order 14179 from January 23, 2025 titled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled its awaited artificial intelligence (“AI”)...more