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Department of Defense to Increase Scrutiny Over IT Consulting and Advisory Contracts

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The Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment issued a memorandum on June 23, 2025, that tightens oversight on DoD contracts for information technology consulting & management services...more

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New GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation Practices

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Federal contractors need to be proactive about detecting and neutralizing or mitigating Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI). The FAR’s OCI provisions (currently found at FAR Subpart 9.5) promote the fairness and...more

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No “Hard Facts,” No Win: GAO Denies Lockheed’s OCI Protest

In Lockheed Martin Corporation, B-423294, May 2, 2025, Lockheed Martin protested the Air Force’s handling of potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) in a procurement for Tactical Operations Center – Light...more

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Executive Order 14240 Shifts Information Technology Purchasing to GSA

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President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) provides for the General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator to assume responsibility for all Government-wide contracts for the acquisition of information...more

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White House Unveils Updated AI Guidelines for Federal Agencies

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Key Takeaways - - The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued two new memorandums, which establish new federal policies for the use and acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal...more

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GSA MAS Contract Holders: Time May Be Running Short to Get Your House in Order

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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new initiative on March 24, 2025, that put its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors on notice that it is making "major changes" to "improve the effectiveness of...more

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Understanding the Implications of the Temporary Pause on Federal Financial Assistance

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OMB Memorandum (M-25-13) advises federal agencies that they must temporarily pause all activities and disbursements of federal financial assistance that may be implicated by any of President Trump’s recent Executive Orders at...more

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New Cybersecurity Requirements Are Coming For Federal Contractors Handling Sensitive Government Information

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On Oct. 21, the new Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) rule (the “CUI Rule”) aligning requirements for federal contractors to properly safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) as outlined in Executive Order...more

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Interstellar Insights - September 2024

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Space weather startup Perceptive Space raises USD2.8 million. Canadian startup Perceptive Space is developing new artificial intelligence (AI)-based software to forecast space weather more precisely. The company raised...more

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DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Highlights False Claims Act Cybersecurity Risks for Government Contractors

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On October 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an initiative to pursue civil False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions against government contractors that knowingly fail to follow required cybersecurity...more

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Does Your Contract Work Abroad Require A Combatting Trafficking In Persons Compliance Plan? Now Is A Good Time To Check

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently released a new report finding that Army and Navy contracting officials were unaware of their oversight responsibilities regarding combating trafficking in persons....more

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Legislative and Regulatory Update on Federal Supply Chain Risk Management

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The U.S. Government is renewing its focus on mitigating technological risks by regulating the supply chain for various goods and services. ...more

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DFARS Clause Blocks Funding for Unsafe Projects in Afghanistan

Recently published regulation implements the FY17 NDAA to prohibit use of funds for DoD construction and infrastructure programs and projects in Afghanistan that cannot be safely accessed by U.S. Government personnel. New...more

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Labor and Employment Regulations Potentially Affected by Trump Regulatory Freeze

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The Trump administration's "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review" (Freeze Memo) instructs the heads of federal executive departments and agencies to send no regulation to the Office of Federal Register (OFR) until a presidential...more

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What’s Next Under the Congressional Review Act?

As we reported, the House and Senate have passed a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act disapproving the SEC Resource Extraction Rule and that President Trump was expected to sign the legislation that...more

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DoD Issues White Paper Aimed at IR&D Costs

On August 26, 2015, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) issued a White Paper announcing that, beginning in FY 2017, all defense contractors will be required to notify DOD before undertaking any new Independent Research and...more

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