Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
FAR Council’s PRA Request for New Contractor Anti-DEI Requirement Raises Speculation About Annual Information Collection
Proskauer - On April 17, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (the “FAR Council”) submitted a justification pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”),...
Six Questions Federal Contractors Are Asking About the New DEI Executive Order
Perkins Coie - The recent Executive Order 14398 titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” signals a significant escalation of the administration’s efforts to...
ICE Reclassifies Common Form I-9 Errors as Substantive Violations
Troutman Pepper Locke - For the first time in more than 10 years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has updated its Form I-9...
Tariffs, OFAC and the DOJ (Part 1)
Volkov - Is your trade compliance program low-hanging fruit for the Department of Justice and the regulatory agencies? Regulators are focused on enforcement. Civil...
5 Structural Barriers Breaking Your Cybersecurity Compliance Framework
Corporate Compliance Insights - The web of cybersecurity compliance organizations must navigate gaps between compliance framework design and effectiveness — among other stumbling blocks...
California Executive Order Expands AI Oversight Through State Procurement
Morgan Lewis - California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-5-26, directing state agencies to develop new standards governing the procurement and use...
You Just Won Your First Federal Contract — Here Is the AI Compliance Trap Nobody Warned You About
Bradley - If your company sells software or AI-powered services commercially, your deal model is built on familiar assumptions: You license your product, you...
Everything Everywhere All at Once: The Contractor DEI Clause Hits HR, Supply Chains, Invoices, and Subcontracts
McCarter & English - Federal contractors looking for the “DEI issue” in FAR 52.222-90 may be looking in the wrong place. Yes, the clause...
Commerce Department Enforcement Actions Signal Urgent Need to Strengthen Export Control Compliance Programs
Volkov - Recent enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) highlight a clear and consistent message for...
DOJ Secures First-Ever DEI-Related FCA Settlement With IBM
Arnold & Porter - In a first-of-its-kind resolution, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on April 10, 2026, that International Business Machines Corporation...
When Federal Contracts Meet Insurance Coverage – Part 4: Liability to Third Persons Under FAR 52.228-7
Bradley - In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) approach to insurance and risk allocation in federal procurement,...
Trump Order Prohibiting Contractors’ “Racially Discriminatory DEI Activities” Challenged in Federal Lawsuit
Proskauer - A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, contending that President Trump’s recent Executive Order...
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