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RESOURCES: GOVCON POLICY & NEWS TRACKER
With the fast-paced changes in policies initiated by the Trump Administration that affect so many of the operations of the federal government, it remains a challenge to keep abreast of...
NEW RISK TO CONTRACTORS FOR FALSE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS
Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”, signed on January 21, 2025 (EO), carries new risk for contractors, subcontractors, and recipients of grant funding for potential violations...
THE MANY TWISTS AND TURNS OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF INTERESTS REPORT OF THE CTA
We have previously reported on the many changes that have occurred regarding the implementation of the beneficial ownership reporting requirement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Following the enactment of...
RESOURCES: EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND LITIGATION
The challenge of understanding the impact of changes is second only to the challenge of identifying those changes and their status. The information below is intended to assist in the...
DOJ WILL NO LONGER DEFEND CHALLENGES TO THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF CERTAIN BI-PARTISAN INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris informed Sen. Dick Durbin, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, that the Solicitor General’s office will no longer defend the constitutionality of multi-member bi-partisan...
DOJ’S FOCUS ON FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT ENFORCEMENT RETOOLED
Two recent actions combine to signal an overhaul of the executive branch’s long-standing policy toward the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): (1) The issuance of the new...
ALERT: FRAUD SCHEMES AROUND BOI REQUIREMENTS
The Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has learned of fraudulent attempts to solicit information from individuals and entities who may be subject to rereporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act...
SMALL BUSINESS: CTA BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING STILL UNSETTLED
On December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit restored the nationwide preliminary injunction that had been issued by the U.S. District Court for the...
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS: PREPARATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Unless Congress can put together and pass a funding bill (and it looks increasingly unlikely that it will), the Federal shutdown is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday,...
DBE UPDATE: HOW USDOT IS IMPLEMENTING THE MID-AMERICA MILLING INJUNCTION
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is a defendant in a lawsuit filed last year in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky challenging the constitutionality of...
