Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
Proposed 2 C.F.R. Part 200 Changes: Expanded Oversight, Political Scrutiny and New Compliance Obligations for Award Recipients
Akin - On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed rule that would significantly revise 2 C.F.R. Part...
DoD Updates and Expands List of Chinese Military Companies Operating in US Under Section 1260
DLA Piper - On June 10, 2026, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) published updated lists of entities designated as Chinese military companies...
FTA Withdraws EEO Program Guidance for Federal Transit Funding Recipients
Jackson Lewis - Government contractors and recipients of federal financial assistance are once again seeing agencies revisit guidance documents as part of broader efforts...
OMB Rule Proposes Significant Changes to Federal Financial Assistance Requirements
Holland & Knight - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and a number of other agencies jointly published a proposed rule in the...
Reminder: DOW’s Ban on Contractors Retaining CMC Lobbyists Takes Effect June 30
Skadden - Effective June 30, 2026, the Department of War (DOW) will be prohibited from entering into a contract with a company that is...
GovCon Update: AI Policy, SBA 8(a) Eligibility, Nonprofit Funding Review, DEI Litigation
Morgan Lewis - Recent developments in government contracting highlight the administration’s evolving approach to artificial intelligence, continued scrutiny of DEI initiatives, and ongoing implementation...
GSA’s New DEI Restrictions, Cybersecurity Requirements: What Federal Contractors Need to Know
Holland & Knight - In April 2026, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) released a revised version of its GSA Form 3517B (the General...
DoD Proposes to Expand FOCI Disclosure and Mitigation Requirements to Unclassified Contracts
Akin - On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation...
DOJ Has Agreed Not to Oppose Entry of Judgment On Three Specific Biden-Era Davis-Bacon Act Rules Involving Materialmen, Truckers, and the Application of the...
Abrahams Wold-Rodda - The Department of Justice has agreed not to oppose the entry of a final judgment regarding three specific Biden-era Davis-Bacon Act...
New EO on Customs Enforcement Tightens Import Controls, Aims to ReduceEvasion
Wiley - On June 3, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), Strengthening Customs Enforcement, in furtherance of the Administration’s “America First” trade...
SBA Proposes New “Social Disadvantage” Test for 8(a) Eligibility, Replacing Rebuttable Presumption
Wiley - On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed an amendment to the 8(a) Business Development Program eligibility process, replacing...
Time to Assess BIOSECURE Risk: 1260H Listings Add Urgency to Pharmaceutical Contracting Decisions
Hogan Lovells - Earlier this week, the Department of War released its 2026 annual update to the 1260H list of Chinese military companies, listing...
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