Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Firm That Planned Trump’s Jan. 6 Rally Received No-Bid Contracts
New York Times - The Trump administration has bypassed regular procedures to award more than $13 million in contracts to the company that helped...
USAID Announces Audit Requirements for Terminated Awards
The Agency’s Chief Acquisition Officer has approved a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), revising the audit threshold applicable to termination settlement...
Open-Source Security Group Pulls Out of U.S. Grant, Citing DEI Restrictions
CyberScoop - The Trump administration’s zeal to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs is affecting national cybersecurity research, as a key open-source security...
DOE Grant Termination Shutdown Show Down
Crowell & Moring - The Department of Energy (“DOE”) recently announced its termination of 321 grants and other awards supporting 223 energy projects. The...
Federal Grant Recipients Take Note—The Government May Be Attempting to Narrow Your Organization’s First Amendment Free Speech Rights by Deeming You a “Contractor”
Venable - Since January 20, 2025, several grant recipients have filed lawsuits challenging the federal government's decisions to withhold funding and/or terminate grant agreements....
Opportunities for Advanced Energy Partnerships in the 2nd Trump Administration
Covington - Though the 2nd Trump Administration has dramatically turned away from the energy and industrial policies of the Biden Administration, private-sector proponents of...
U.S. Government Takes 10% Stake in Intel
In an August 22nd post on X, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the United States has executed an agreement with the technology...
Viva ‘Contractification’: New Executive Order Promises Changes to Grant Oversight
McCarter & English - In its continuous drive to alter business as usual, the federal government has made many changes this year to the...
Executive Order Tightens Federal Grant Oversight: What Grant Recipients Need to Know
Holland & Knight - On August 7, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a sweeping executive order titled "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking," aimed at...
Rethinking Grants as a Strategic Asset: Federal Grants Are Under Pressure, Accountability Is the Answer
Federal News Network - Grants are one of the government’s most powerful tools — and one of its most misunderstood. Grants have powered some...
Pentagon to Become Rare-Earth Mining Company’s Largest Stockholder
Defense One - The Defense Department will buy a 15% stake in MP Materials and fund the construction of a magnet-making facility, all to...
A new look into the scale and scope of the Trump Administration’s grant terminations
Federal News Network - The DOGE grant termination effort that began at USAID has now topped $ 19 billion government-wide. This affects research universities,...
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