Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
SBA’s Proposed Update to the 8(a) Business Development Program: A New Approach to Social Disadvantage
Covington - On June 11, 2026, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a proposed rule that would fundamentally alter how individuals qualify as “socially...
Virginia’s New Pay Transparency Law: What Employers With Virginia Employees Need to Know Now
PilieroMazza - Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia has enacted a new pay transparency law requiring employers with Virginia-based employees to disclose compensation ranges and...
New DEI Rule Puts Federal Contractors on the Compliance Clock
Corporate Compliance Insights - Federal contractors and subcontractors face sweeping new obligations under Executive Order 14398 that prohibit them from engaging in “racially discriminatory...
Proposed Rule on CUI and CUI Incident Reporting Would Create New Requirements and Risks for Contractors
Akin - On June 23, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, will affect how federal contractors and...
DoD Issues Guidance as Ban on Chinese Companies Takes Effect
Federal News Network - The first phase of the Pentagon’s effort to eliminate Chinese military-linked companies from the defense industrial base supply chain takes...
GSA’s Revised AI Clause: Narrower Scope, Broader Compliance Demands on Government Contractors
PilieroMazza - On June 17, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a revised version of the proposed General Services Administration Regulation (GSAR) clause...
FAR Council Proposes Consolidated Part 40 Framework for Security and Supply Chain Compliance
Wiley - On June 23, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a proposed rule as part of the formal rulemaking phase...
Federal Contract Cost Escalation, Tariffs, and Artificial Intelligence – An Interview with Sarah Carpenter and Brian Wood at the AGC Federal Contractors Conference –...
Smith Currie Oles - Rising costs continue to create challenges for federal contractors across a wide range of industries. Inflation, tariffs, supply chain disruptions,...
New Law Barring DoD Contractors from Retaining Certain Outside Consultants Goes into Effect
Federal News Network - Defense contractors face a new restriction beginning Tuesday as a provision from the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill takes effect,...
OHA Rebukes SBA for “Post Hoc” Justification in 8(a) Suspension Appeal
Bradley - The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) recently issued a significant decision addressing due process, administrative records, and...
GSA Releases RFI on New Approaches to Buy American Act Compliance, Representation
ExecutiveGov - The General Services Administration (GSA) is soliciting industry feedback to improve Buy American Act compliance among sellers on the GSA Advantage! website....
AI and ICT Compliance, Rare Earth Supply Chains, Small Business Fraud, Cyber Enforcement
Morgan Lewis - Recent developments in government contracting highlight growing federal attention to artificial intelligence (AI) governance, technology supply chain security, domestic industrial capacity,...
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