Covington – On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress and highlighted many of the actions his administration has taken during his first six weeks in office. This timeline highlights key developments on recent executive orders (“EOs”) and other executive actions issued by the second Trump administration. It focuses on issues most relevant to federal contractors and grant recipients and is divided into five topics: (1) Federal Funding; (2) DEI and Gender; (3) Energy and Environment; (4) Trade and Foreign Aid; and (5) DOGE and Federal Workforce.
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Government Contracts DEI Restrictions Under EO 14398: What Contractors Need to Know • Proposed Rule – Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms • DoD Releases List of Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies • GAO Scrutinizes DoD Civilian Workforce Cuts: What the Report Means for Federal Contractors • Executive Order on “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security”
Timeline of Key Developments Related to Recent Executive Actions as of March 5, 2025
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