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Executive Order 14319: Implications for A.I. Use in the Workplace

On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14319, which has the stated purpose of preventing the federal government from procuring A.I. “models that sacrifice truthfulness and accuracy to ideological...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FAR Council Increases Acquisition-Related Thresholds for Inflation

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final rule adjusting numerous acquisition-related thresholds for inflation as required under 41 U.S.C. § 1908....more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOD Issues Final Rule Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Certain Consulting Contracts

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WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to prohibit contracting officers from awarding contracts assigned certain North American...more

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SAM Registration Rule Finalized

The FAR Council has finalized, without changes, a 2024 interim rule that adjusted the requirements of FAR 52.204-7. This is the provision that governs an offeror’s registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). The...more

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GAO Section 885 Response: Enhanced Pleading and Loser-Pay Requirements

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The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) response to congressional inquiry regarding GAO’s bid protest function (Section 885 response), while pushing back against some proposed changes that could disincentive meritorious...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Executive Order Aims to ‘Restore Common Sense’ in Procurement by Reforming the Federal Acquisition Regulation

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

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Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement – The White House

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As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...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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GSA to Oversee Federal Purchasing: A Step Toward Efficiency or a Challenge for Agencies and Contractors?

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On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order to consolidate federal procurement under the General Services Administration (GSA). Framed as an effort to eliminate waste and save taxpayer dollars, the order...more

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The General Services Administration Cannot Agree with Its Inspector General on How to Price Multiple Award Schedule Contracts - Is...

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Under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA), awarding a contract under the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) is a competitive procedure—so long as the MAS program is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contractors Beware: The Trap of the Unintended Agency-Level Protest and Timeliness Implications

One forum to raise a protest against the award of a contract is at the agency responsible for the procurement, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 33.103. The procedures require that...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Latest Iteration of the Canadian Government’s Debarment Regime: What Businesses Need to Know

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Businesses that contract with the Government of Canada should take note of recent changes to the government’s Ineligibility and Suspension Policy (“Policy”). In force as of May 31, 2024, the Policy amounts to another overhaul...more

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OHA Decision Reaffirms SBA’s Strict Adherence to Joint Venture Requirements

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In a recent decision, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed a Small Business Administration (SBA) Area Office’s size determination and held that procedural deficiencies in a contractor’s Joint Venture Agreement...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Revised Uniform Grants Guidance Reduces Burdens While Encouraging Accessibility and Transparency

On April 4, 2024, the White House released a pre-publication final rule substantially updating the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Grants Guidance, which sets the foundational requirements for agencies in making...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2022 Issue 7

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Small Business Runway Act Regulation Goes Into Effect – You May Have a Choice in How to Calculate Your Size

Being a small business can have its advantages. Federal procurement rules provide that certain contracting opportunities may be set-aside for small business competition. Small businesses also may be exempt from certain...more

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