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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

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The Golden Dome for America

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Huntsville, Alabama hosted the 28th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium from August 5-7, 2025. This year’s theme was “Defending America at Home and Abroad.” Apart from the numerous exhibitors spanning all facets of the...more

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The "FEMA Act of 2025" – Spotlight on Proposed FEMA Public Assistance Program Reforms

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Executive Summary - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 ("FEMA Act") on July 22, 2025. The bipartisan bill, if passed,...more

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And in This Corner … the Sweet Science of Federal Contracting’s Year-End

September 30. All (most?) federal years end the same way, at least on paper—like a prizefight, with the clock ticking down; an agitated, uncertain crowd; a lot of money on the table; and a ref capable of stopping the match at...more

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How the White House’s AI Action Plan Aims To Ensure American Leadership in AI

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Key Takeaways - - The White House’s recently released AI Action Plan and accompanying executive orders aim to solidify the United States’ position as a global leader in AI and lay out key focus areas that will steer federal...more

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[Webinar] The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know - July 30th, 2:00 pm -...

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As the Defense Department increasingly turns to Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements to streamline innovation and speed up procurement, contractors—especially those in the defense sector—must adapt to this rapidly...more

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GSA’s Expanded Role in Purchasing of “Common Goods and Services” under Executive Order 14240

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In a separate post, we discuss how President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) will affect federal purchasing of information technology. EO 14240 may also change how the federal government buys billions of...more

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‘Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars’ Cited as Goals for Procurement Changes at the General Services Administration and...

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On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order intended to eliminate waste and save taxpayer dollars by consolidating the domestic federal procurement processes within the General Services Administration (GSA)....more

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What Government Contractors Need to Know about the NDAA for FY25

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President Joe Biden signed into law last week the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA). ...more

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White House Announces New Strategy on Plastics Pollution

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In continuing with the Biden-Harris Administration's goal to combat plastic pollution, on July 19, 2024, the Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy (IPC)1 released a new joint strategy to...more

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Mitigating the Economic Risk in the Event of a Government Shutdown – Near Terms Steps for Government Contractors

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The end of fiscal year 2023 is just a few days away and Congress has not passed a single spending bill — and there are 12 such bills that must be passed to fully fund the federal government (and all of its agencies) for...more

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ARPA Final Rule - The “B-sides collection”: Funding capital projects

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Much has been written by various prognosticators regarding the January 6, 2022, release by the U.S. Treasury of its Final Rule as to the use by state and local governments of federal stimulus funding under the American Rescue...more

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2022 NDAA: Important Considerations for Government Contractors

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Considered one of the few “must pass” pieces of legislation, Congress uses the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to shape federal procurement policy. Each year, the NDAA contains provisions prohibiting certain...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Public Works Construction Projects Set to Increase if Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 Becomes Law

While its ultimate passage remains unclear, on August 10, 2021, the United States Senate approved passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684) (“the Act”). ...more

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ESSER III: Funding school construction

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The federal government has issued three rounds of relief funding to Ohio school districts in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The most recent round - created by the American Rescue Plan and referred to as ESSER III or...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Revised UG Ups Micro-Purchase Level, Eases Award Termination, Addresses Indirect Rates

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 12 (December 2020) - The 120-day closeout that institutions fought for after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) first released the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost...more

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Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2020

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We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more

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New Executive Order Seeks to Expand Buy American Requirements Imposed on Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

• On January 31, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order that directs federal departments and agencies to take steps to encourage recipients of federal financial assistance for a broad range of infrastructure projects...more

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Disaster-Response Decision-Making: Is Your Agency Prepared? BB&K Attorneys Mary Beth Coburn and Rebecca Chaparro Write About...

Strategizing best practices around implementing disaster preparedness programs can be challenging. The contracting requirements and statutes associated with utilizing federal emergency funds are fairly straightforward, but...more

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