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Legal Perspectives on Executive Order 14173, DEI, and the False Claims Act

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/29/2025

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

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - February 2023

Venable LLP on 2/9/2023

In January, the OMB implemented the following new policies designed to strengthen the federal contracting system. On January 10, 2023, the OMB issued a memorandum on the subject of Strengthening Support for Federal...more

U.S. Department of Energy Releases Report on Securing America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain

King & Spalding on 5/3/2022

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPOSES SEVERAL POLICY ACTIONS TO OVERCOME ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES AND TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY - This is the second in a series of client alerts that will be published in the near future...more

Summary of Agency Class Deviations Implementing Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/10/2021

The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2021 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/27/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Class Deviation Regarding Exceptions to the Limitations on Subcontracting Requirements for Small Business Concerns Under FAR Part 19 - The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council published a...more

Small Business Impact of the Promoting Competition Executive Order

Dentons on 7/15/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” directing federal agencies to create frameworks intended to support competition between various businesses. While many...more

Are We Ever Going To See A COVID-19 ETS And, If So, What Will It Look Like? My Meeting With The White House This Week Didn’t...

Cozen O'Connor on 5/26/2021

The one question on everyone’s mind is when, if ever, will employers learn whether OSHA will actually issue the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that OSHA delivered to the White House’s Office of Management and...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2021

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/7/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 - Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2021 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/22/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Takes Steps to Address PPP Validation Error Problems - On February 10, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced new policy changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) meant to...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - December 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/5/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Executive Orders - ...more

Weekly Update Newsletter- November 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/6/2019

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - Bloomberg Quotes PM Partner Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers - On October 31, 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/23/2019

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - DoL Collected a Record Amount in Discrimination Settlements in Fiscal Year 2019 - According to Bloomberg Government, the Department of Labor (DoL) collected more than $27 million from federal...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/18/2019

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - The Supreme Court Clarifies Vague Arbitration Clauses Affecting Class Disputes for Growing Businesses - For most small to medium-sized businesses, the threat of a class action is not...more

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Fourth Quarter 2015

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/5/2015

More Small Business Subcontracting Plan Changes: SBA Proposes to Allow Subcontracting Plan Credit for Small Business Subcontractors at any Tier - Following recent proposed changes to the FAR’s small business...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2015

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/5/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Notice Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors - The Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary, published a new notice correcting its September 16, 2015 notice by publishing Appendix A...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2015 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/21/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, Notice of Rate Change In Effect as of January 1, 2016 - The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice to announce the applicable minimum wage rate...more

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