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Competition and Markets Authority to Look Into the Efficiency of the Civil Engineering Market

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On 19 June 2025, the government introduced its 10-Year Strategy, a comprehensive plan aimed at fostering economic growth through investment in (amongst other areas) housing and social infrastructure. This strategy marks a...more

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Update: Trump Tariffs - 2025 Expectations, Facts, and Options - March 2025

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This article was originally published shortly after the election on November 26, 2024. It has been updated to reflect updates from U.S. Presidential Actions and foreign trade partner countermeasures taken after President...more

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Client Alert: UK Government Suppliers Need to Mind Their Ps and Qs Now That the New Procurement Act Is in Force

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The Procurement Act 2023 looks set to reshape government (and other public) contracting in the UK. It came into force in the UK on 24 February, repealing and replacing the various EU-based procurement regimes for public...more

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Update: Trump Tariffs - 2025 Expectations, Facts, and Options

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This article was originally published shortly after the election on November 26, 2024. It has been updated to reflect updates from Presidential Actions taken after President Trump took office. ...more

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Federal Highway Administration Rescinds Longstanding Waiver for Manufactured Products

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On January 14, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the end of its general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products. The new FHWA rule aligns the FHWA requirements for manufactured...more

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Department of Defense Expands Scope of Specialty Metals Restriction

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In recent years, the government contracts space has seen an increased scrutiny of procurements from certain countries, especially the People's Republic of China. A prominent example is Section 889 of the National Defense...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

More Funding Brings More Bureaucracy to Federal Projects

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58).  The IIJA includes the Build America, Buy America Act which declares that “none of the funds made...more

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Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

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Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

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5 Business and Human Rights Sleeper Issues

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Business and human rights is continuing its steady march toward becoming a business imperative. There are sweeping new or proposed laws focused on human rights, such as the EU’s Proposal for a Directive on Corporate...more

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U.S. and EU Create Joint Task Force to Increase Natural Gas Imports and Reduce Dependence on Russian Energy

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On March 25, 2022, President Biden announced the creation of a joint task force with the European Union ("EU") to increase natural gas imports to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy. President Biden agreed that the...more

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How to achieve Net Zero Construction - A review of the King’s College Report

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In this BCLP Insight, Kim Roberts and Freya Scott take a closer look at the King’s College report, “Procuring Net Zero Construction”, based on research led by Professor David Mosey, Darya Bahram, Dr Roxana Vornicu and Dr...more

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OECD Recommendation Encourages Demand Side Bribery Enforcement

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On 9 December, to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the OECD launched the snappily-named 2021 Recommendation for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (“the...more

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Domestic sourcing guidance issued to help American businesses compete

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Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget issued guidance to federal agencies implementing a January executive order that aimed to strengthen American industry through changes to federal contract law that...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – March 2021

President Biden Issues Executive Order on Supply Chains - In response to continued and growing concerns about the reliance of the U.S. industrial base on China for materials vital to critical industries, the president...more

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Biden Orders Reviews of Critical Supply Chains

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On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (Order) directing a series of reviews of global supply chains - the latest government effort to create more resilient and secure supply chains for...more

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DOE Issues Guidance on Suspension of Executive Order 13920

In May 2020, US President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13920, banning the unrestricted import or use of certain categories of bulk-power system electric equipment from foreign adversaries, with a focus on Russian and...more

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Biden’s Buy American Executive Order May Lead to Increased Fraud Risk and Enforcement

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US President Joe Biden’s focus on Buy American Act domestic preference regulations and agency practices of implementing regulations and issuing waivers is likely to lead to an increased focus on federal government...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

President Biden’s Bid to Enhance Made in America Preferences

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on “Ensuring the Future is Made in all of America by All of America’s Workers” (the “Order”) to advance the stated policy set forth in Section 1 of: “us[ing]...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Strengthening Buy American Rules

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President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Jan. 25, 2021, "Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers" (E.O.), aimed at strengthening Buy American provisions. The E.O. was one of a number...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

DOE Prohibits All Chinese Equipment in Electric Infrastructure Serving Certain Defense Facilities

The secretary of the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued an order on December 17 prohibiting electric utilities from installing equipment or components provided by Chinese companies in electric facilities serving designated...more

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[Webinar] Corruption in the Time of COVID-19 - September 16th, 8:00 am - 9:00 am CT

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While GDP and worldwide economies shrink under the continuing impact of COVID-19, government budgets have expanded to support healthcare responses to the pandemic and social-welfare in response to growing unemployment and...more

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Yet another federal procurement ban on Huawei and certain other Chinese telecom equipment and services

The US Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (together, federal agencies) issued earlier this week a long awaited set of interim...more

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The Road to Recovery? Cabinet Office releases PPN 04/20

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On 9th June the Cabinet Office released its latest procurement guidance to Contracting Authorities dealing with Covid-19 issues in their supply chain. PPN 04/20 is the follow up to PPN 02/20; which urged Contracting...more

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Brazil Initiates Process to Join the WTO Government Procurement Agreement

- On May 18, 2020, the government of Brazil submitted its application for accession to the WTO GPA, which will further open the Brazilian government procurement market to foreign producers and foreign service providers and...more

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Counting Down to 2020 and the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program

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2019 has been a year of pivotal developments for defense contractors in the realm of cybersecurity compliance. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued six guidance memoranda to assist its acquisition personnel in developing...more

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