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Shutdown Brings Reemergence of Prompt Payment Penalties
Federal News Network - A veteran-owned small business in the Northwest is waiting for the government to pay about $20 million in contract invoices....
Streamlined Acquisitions Get a Boost with New FAR Thresholds
Womble Bond Dickinson - Effective October 1, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a final rule to amend FAR thresholds applied in...
The Six Scariest Things About Contracting with the Federal Government
Seyfarth - Partners Amy Hoang and Teddie Arnold count down the six most terrifying aspects of federal contracting — from cursed flowdowns and zombie...
Contractors Fear Retaliation If They Try to Recover Shutdown Costs
Government Executive - Government contractors face mounting costs and operational chaos as the federal shutdown stretches closer to the longest in U.S. history. However,...
The FAR Part 12 Rewrite: Making Commercial Acquisitions More Streamlined
Wilson Sonsini - The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) continues, with rewrites to FAR Parts 4, 8, 12, and 40 issued August...
Big Contract Compliance Burdens…Aren’t Just a Problem for Contractors
Federal News Network - This year, there's been a lot of focus on streamlining the Federal Acquisition Regulation as the Trump administration moves through...
Contractor Rights and Remedies in a Shutdown of Extraordinary Length
Husch Blackwell - The extended duration of the October 2025 shutdown, which will soon be the longest in history, adds a new level of...
The FAR Is Changing: See It Clearly With FAR In Focus
Crowell - The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is getting a plain-language rewrite under Executive Order 14275, removing most non-statutory rules and introducing practical buying...
Executive Order Reshapes Federal Grants Process
Bradley - In August, President Trump signed an executive order titled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking" to improve the process of Federal grantmaking while...
The Strategic Importance of Pursuing Change Orders in Government Contracts
Pannier Law - In government contracting, change orders represent essential mechanisms for ensuring fair compensation and project success. A contractor's right to recover increased...
7 Steps Government Contractors Must Take After the Government Shutdown Ends
Bradley recently published articles discussing how government contractors should prepare for and deal with a shutdown and how contractors can recover costs and seek...
Viva ‘Contractification’: New Executive Order Promises Changes to Grant Oversight
In its continuous drive to alter business as usual, the federal government has made many changes this year to the way it manages financial...
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