Contractors have begun receiving modifications to existing contracts implementing the new DEI clause mandated by Executive Order 14398 “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” Shortly after the executive
Continue Reading Warp Speed Ahead: Agencies Move Quickly to Implement Anti-DEI ClauseThe federal government’s most sweeping cyber incident reporting mandate is approaching its final stages, and government contractors across a wide range of industries should be paying close attention. The Cyber
Continue Reading CIRCIA Is Coming: What Government Contractors Need to Know About the Upcoming Cyber Incident Reporting RulesOn April 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $17 million civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlement with IBM Corporation. This is the first FCA settlement reached under
Continue Reading First DEI Settlement Under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targets Conduct Pre-Dating the Current Administration
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo on May 19, 2025, announcing the DOJ’s establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. The initiative will “utilize the False Claims Act
Continue Reading DOJ Announces New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting DEIThe Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reached a $4.6 million civil False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with MORSECORP, Inc. (MORSE) arising out of allegations that the company failed to comply
Continue Reading Government Contractors Beware: Failure to Comply with DOD Cybersecurity Requirements Can Trigger Civil FCA Liability
Despite two Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) issued by federal courts in Rhode Island and Washington, DC, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island found that the Trump
Continue Reading Take Two: Rhode Island District Court Again Directs Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funds
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the US District Court for the District of Columbia both have issued Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) enjoining the Government
Continue Reading Two Federal Courts Order Trump Administration To Unfreeze FundingThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued memorandum M-25-13, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs,” (OMB Memo) on Tuesday, January 27, 2025. Two days
Continue Reading Trump Administration (Sort Of) Abandons Funding FreezeThe Small Business Administration (SBA) will eliminate self-certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) starting October 1, 2024. The SBA confirmed on August 1, 2024, that it would go forward
Continue Reading SBA Will Eliminate SDVOSB Self-Certification October 1The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest of a contract award because the winning contractor failed to maintain their System for Award Management (“SAM”) registration from the date
Continue Reading Procrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor Millions