Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
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...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA” or “Agency”) has proposed to amend its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD...
Executive Order on “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security”
Hogan Lovells - On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security" (the "Order"). The...
HASC Releases Markup of 2027 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee has released its markup of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill includes several significant changes for...
Executive Order – Strengthening Customs Enforcement
President Trump has issued an executive order to reform customs enforcement. The order requires importers of record (IORs) to maintain minimum domestic assets or...
The Administration’s Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Guidance Are Here! And There Is a Lot Here to Consider!
Venable - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a long-awaited update to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for...
Warren and Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Defense Contractor Transparency
Senate Banking Committee - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA),...
OMB Issues Proposed Rule to Update Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a proposed rule to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government-wide policies...
OPM Proposes Governmentwide NDA for Federal Employees
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking public comment on a draft nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies could require both new and existing employees...
Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Can Look to the New DEI Clause to Prepare for Potential Increased Scrutiny of Their Own Awards
McCarter & English - Given the slew of Executive Orders (EOs) last year focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and roiling the funding...
Draft Executive Order Would Set Deadlines for Digital Signature and Key Quantum Encryption
NextGov/FCW - The White House is preparing a new executive order to spur federal agencies' migration to a post-quantum cryptographic standard by specific deadlines,...
Unleashing the Defense Production Act to Boost Domestic Energy
Burr & Forman - On April 20, 2026, the White House issued five presidential determinations invoking Title III of the Defense Production Act (“DPA”)...
‘Highly Problematic for a Thousand Reasons’: NIH Employees Criticize Trump-Era Requirement to Scrutinize Grants with Words Related to Diversity
Government Executive - As the Trump administration continues its effort to root out federal funding for diversity initiatives, the National Institutes of Health has...
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