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Recent changes in Government Contracting (SAM/FAR)
- Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology
- The $10 Million TINA Threshold Is Now in Effect: What Contractors and Subcontractors Need to Know - Inside Government Contracts
- KS Sub Bill for SB9: House Substitute for SB 9 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Prohibiting foreign principals from acquiring interests in real estate in proximity to military installations, state agencies and local government from purchasing drones or critical components of drones from foreign principals or that are manufactured in countries of concern and foreign principals from receiving b
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr10071ih: 8(a) Small Business Integrity and Stability Act of 2026
- DOL Proposes $15 Minimum Wage for Contractors - jonesday.com
- Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase 2 Requirements and Launches Review of Cybersecurity Certification Program - wilmerhale.com
- What Is a Small Business? The SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals Rejects the Bid Solve Standard - arnoldporter.com
- SBA Finalizes Rule Regarding Social Disadvantage Requirements for Individually-Owned 8(a) Applicants - JD Supra
- Embedding E-Verify into Federal Funding: Where Immigration and Grant Compliance Converge - Seyfarth Shaw
- War Department Changes Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements - war.gov
- DoW Hits Pause on Cyber Certifications: What Companies Need to Know Now - JD Supra
- US-CONGRESS S3643: Special Inspector General for Program Fraud Act
- Nationwide Injunction Against Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Overturned - jacksonlewis.com
- DOW’s Suspension of CMMC Phase 2 Does Not Pause Contractors’ Cybersecurity Compliance Requirements - The National Law Review
- CMMC phase 2 Is suspended. The liability It created for MSPs isn't | ChannelPro - itpro.com
- What the Pentagon’s new post-quantum cryptography directive means for defense contractors - DefenseScoop
- First Order Issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, Triggering Immediate Requirements on Contractors - insidegovernmentcontracts.com
- Implementation of the Administrative False Claims Act
- FAR Council speeds up CUI Rules while DoW slows down - jdsupra.com
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) - fdd.org
- War Department Seeks Input on DFARS Rule for Printed Circuit Boards - executivegov.com
- Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
- Department of Defense suspends CMMC Phase II implementation and seeks industry input on future reforms - The National Law Review
- What Defense Contractors Should Know About DOD’s Suspension of CMMC Phase 2 - Latham & Watkins LLP
- GAO Shifts Prejudice Standard? Highlight Technologies Decision Raises Bar for Bid Protest Prejudice Showings - crowell.com
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr9921ih: American Shipyard Investment Act of 2026
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr9885ih: Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr9882ih: DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on the Acquisition of Certain Goods Other Than United States Goods (DFARS Case 2021-D022); Correction
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Architect and Engineering Service Fees (DFARS Case 2024-D019); Delay of Effective Date
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act Reform (DFARS Case 2023-D014)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Sustainable Procurement (DFARS Case 2024-D024)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modification of Notification of Intent To Transport Supplies by Sea (DFARS Case 2020-D026)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preference for United States Vessels in Transporting Supplies By Sea (DFARS Case 2021-D020)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assuring Integrity of Overseas Fuel Supplies (DFARS Case 2022-D013)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modification of Prize Authority for Advanced Technology Achievements (DFARS Case 2022-D014)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Data Universal Numbering System to Unique Entity Identifier Transition (DFARS Case 2022-D023)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DoD Cost or Pricing Data Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D004)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Pilot Program To Incentivize Contracting With Employee-Owned Businesses (DFARS Case 2024-D004)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Procurement Technical Assistance Program (DFARS Case 2024-D006)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Cost and Software Data Reporting for Major Weapons Systems (2021-D028)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS Clauses to Commercial Item Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D074)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation: Past Performance of Affiliate Companies of Small Business Concerns (DFARS Case 2024-D016)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Information Regarding Foreign Obligations (DFARS Case 2018-D064)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Updates to the Definition of Departments and Agencies (DFARS Case 2024-D026)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019-D043)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Task Order and Delivery Order Contracting for Architectural and Engineering Services (DFARS Case 2023-D007)
- Department of Defense Progress Payment Incentive Pilot
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Update of Challenge Period for Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data and Computer Software (DFARS Case 2022-D016)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (DFARS Case 2020-D028)
- Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Clarification of System for Award Management Preaward Registration Requirements
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds
- Revision to Foreign Gifts and Decorations Minimal Value
- Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) Mileage Reimbursement Rates; CY 2026 Standard Mileage Rate for Moving Purposes
- Federal Management Regulation; Updating the FMR To Align With the Administration's Deregulatory Priorities
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; Rules of Procedure of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; Administrative Changes to Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services
- Congress Considers Further FOCI Reforms as DoW Moves to Expand Disclosure Requirements for Unclassified Defense Contractors - insidegovernmentcontracts.com
- Mitchell Consulting Services Group Inc. v. United States
- Pentagon Pauses New Cybersecurity Rules for Defense Contractors: What This Delay Means for Federal Contract Compliance - JD Supra
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr9810ih: Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2026
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119sjres202is: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050" and "Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans".
- Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
- Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries
- Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting
- Section 301 Action: Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor
- US-CONGRESS S382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- GSA Introduces New Provision and Clause on Supply Chain Risk Monitoring - Wiley Rein
- Termination of AHRQ grants is the latest assault on health equity and the rule of law. - Grant Witness
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr7283eh: Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr1722eh: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
- Pentagon pauses cyber audit rule blamed for supplier exits - KELO-AM
- Implementation of EAR Export Controls on Silencers, Mufflers, and Sound Suppressors; and Other Firearms Related Changes
- Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr5578pcs: Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026
- CMMC Phase II Suspended: What Defense Contractors Must Do About Active Solicitations Now - Crowell & Moring LLP
- Critical Materials; Efforts To Secure U.S. Defense Supply Chains and Ensure Domestic Acquisition (EO 14415)
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr4123eh: Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act; FIT Procurement Act
- Last Call: “FAR CUI Rule” Draft Language Provides an Opportunity for Contractors to Weigh in by this Week - Crowell & Moring LLP
- US-CONGRESS HR5578: Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025
- OMB Releases Four Proposed Rules as Part of the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” - Office of Advocacy (.gov)
- CUI, FOCI, Quantum, and CMMC: The Federal Government Issues a Wave of Proposed Rules to Safeguard Government Information - The National Law Review
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119s4994is: Our Nation’s Supply chain for Healthcare has Over Reliance Elsewhere Act; ONSHORE Manufacturing Act
- Trump Signs Twin Quantum Executive Orders: What Federal Contractors and Tech Firms Must Know - Crowell & Moring LLP
- Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase 2 as It Rethinks Contractor Cybersecurity Rules - SecurityWeek
- Application of the No TikTok on Government Devices Act to the TikTok USDS Joint Venture
- The CMMC Pause: The DoD Suspends Phase 2 Requirements - embedded.com
- DoW Pauses CMMC Phase 2: What Defense Contractors Need - Clark Hill
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr9738ih: Streamlining Military Infrastructure Act
- Proposed RFO Rule Would Create Procurement Integrity-Specific Process for Protecting or Releasing Contractors’ Proprietary Information - The National Law Review
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119s4784rs: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: FAR Council Proposes Streamlined Public Notice Requirements Under FAR Part 5 - The National Law Review
- US-CONGRESS HR4123: FIT Procurement Act
- Years in the Making, Suspended in a Day: DoD/W Halts CMMC Phase II but Keeps Baseline Cybersecurity Obligations - regulatoryoversight.com
- Department of War Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements, but Cybersecurity Obligations Remain - Morgan Lewis
- FAR Council Proposes Revised CUI Safeguarding and Incident-Reporting Framework, While DoW Pauses CMMC Implementation - Mayer Brown
- US-CONGRESS BILLS-119hr8469pcs: An Act Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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