Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
Government-Funded Inventions and iEdison
Foley & Lardner - Inventions conceived or reduced to practice during the performance of work funded by the U.S. federal government are subject to...
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...
Exposure Risks and Practical Tips for Contractors on Federally Funded Projects due to Build America Buy America Laws
Hinckley Allen - Construction contractors and their employees can face significant civil and criminal exposure under state and federal False Claims Acts, among other...
Former Intelligence Community Contractor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks
DOJ - A former Intelligence Community contractor pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States by soliciting and accepting kickbacks. The...
FCA Retaliation Claims: Employer ‘To Dos’ in the Critical Hours After a Hotline Call
Jackson Lewis - The risk of FCA retaliation complaints is rising as courts broadly interpret protected activity (including internal complaints), heightening employer exposure and...
Anthropic Suspends Top AI Models After US Export-Control Order
Defense One - U.S. officials ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign-national access to two of its most advanced artificial-intelligence models, prompting the company to disable...
GAO Scrutinizes DoD Civilian Workforce Cuts: What the Report Means for Federal Contractors
Covington - The Government Accountability Office recently issued a report on the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce reductions. It offers a concrete record of...
Federal Contractor DEI Ban Under Fire Again: State Coalition Targets Agency Rollout
Ogeltree Deakins - On June 10, 2026, a coalition of twenty states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the U.S. District Court...
SBA Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Social Disadvantage Requirements for Individually-Owned 8(a) Applicants
PilieroMazza - On June 11, 2026, the SBA issued a proposed rule entitled “Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage...
DOJ to Fast-Track FCA Intervention Decisions
Alston & Bird - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sharply accelerating its review of benefits-fraud qui tam cases. Our White Collar, Government &...
Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Customs Enforcement
Womble Bond Dickinson - On June 3, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Strengthening Customs Enforcement. The Order directs the Department of...
DOJ Picks Up the Pace in False Claims Act Litigation: 5 Considerations for Employers Facing Fraud Allegations
Fisher Phillips - If your company receives state-administered or federal taxpayer funds, be wary of a more focused, accelerated investigative and vetting strategy for...
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