Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
A Recent Court Ruling Could Reshape How Agencies Source Under the Trade Agreements Act
Federal News Network - The Court of Federal Claims ruled that the VA violated the Trade Agreements Act by awarding a drug contract to...
Nondisplacement Revoked Again: The Right of First Refusal for Employment By Federal Contractor Employees Was Already Gone, But DOL Just Buried the Rules.
Abrahms Wolf-Rodda - The US Department of Labor (DOL) completed part of its deregulatory efforts today when it fully revoked the regulations issued by...
DoD to Industry: Start Planning Now for 2027 Deadline Banning Chinese Parts
Breaking Defense - With 2026 just around the corner, a senior Pentagon official is warning companies in the defense industrial base to start now...
U.S. DOJ Rolls Back Disparate Impact Rule
Pillsbury - Under the new rule, issued without notice and comment, recipients of federal financial assistance will not be liable under Title VI for...
FY26 NDAA Aims to Raise the Dollar Thresholds for the Applicability of CAS and TINA
Covington - Among the most challenging areas of regulatory compliance for federal contractors are cost accounting and cost-and-pricing data disclosure requirements. Indeed, many companies...
Congressional Relief from Indirect Cost Rate Caps for Grantees—Congress Signals a Viewpoint in the NDAA
Venable - Early this week, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released the final negotiated language of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense...
Congress Advances BIOSECURE Act: What Federal Contractors Can Do to Prepare
Fenwick & West - Congress is inching closer to passing the BIOSECURE Act, which would impose restrictions on federal agencies and grant recipients regarding...
DoD Updates Guidance on Acquisition of Contractor Technical Data and Associated Data Rights
Burr & Forman - On November 21, 2025, the Department of Defense updated DoD Manual 5010.12, Acquisition and Management of Contractor-Prepared Data. The manual...
BIOSECURE Act Moves Closer to Enactment with Inclusion in FY 2026 NDAA Text
Covington - After failing to be included in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) or passed as a standalone piece of...
Key 2025 Updates for Small Business Government Contractors: SBA and FAR Changes
Maynard Nexsen - The landscape for small-business government contractors continues to evolve rapidly, with significant regulatory updates from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and...
From 2025 Upheaval to 2026 Strategy: Key Regulatory Risks and Opportunities for Government Contractors
White & Case - 2025 has been an exceptionally active year for U.S. government contractors and grant recipients. The combination of executive orders, regulatory...
GSA Updates
Centre Law & Consulting - GSA is making many technical changes, with the FAS Catalog Program replacing the legacy SIP, providing much easier catalog...
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