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Eleventh Circuit Rejects Appointments Clause Challenge to False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Appointments Clause Challenge to False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions
A published appellate decision reverses the dismissal of a Medicare fraud whistleblower case and rejects an Appointments Clause challenge to the...
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September 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Appointments Clause Challenge to False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions
Leadership Cannot Pause: What Executives Should Be Doing Now During the CMMC Phase II Suspension
Leadership Cannot Pause: What Executives Should Be Doing Now During the CMMC Phase II Suspension
The Department of War’s decision to suspend Phase II of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program created understandable...
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September 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Leadership Cannot Pause: What Executives Should Be Doing Now During the CMMC Phase II Suspension
Buy European: Incentivising EU Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Buy European: Incentivising EU Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The EU Critical Medicines Act (the “Act”) represents an ambitious effort to strengthen the resilience, security and sustainability of the...
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September 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Buy European: Incentivising EU Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
It’s Time to Start Preparing for Congressional Investigations
It’s Time to Start Preparing for Congressional Investigations
Current polling suggests that Democrats may retake the House of Representatives and could possibly flip the Senate as well. For businesses, one...
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September 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
It’s Time to Start Preparing for Congressional Investigations
DoD Corrects the 8(a) Sole-Source J&A Threshold Back to $100 Million
DoD Corrects the 8(a) Sole-Source J&A Threshold Back to $100 Million
For Department of Defense sole-source 8(a) awards, the value above which a DoD justification and approval (J&A) is required is $100 million, not...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
DoD Corrects the 8(a) Sole-Source J&A Threshold Back to $100 Million
Eleventh Circuit Holds False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Do Not Violate The Constitution
Eleventh Circuit Holds False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Do Not Violate The Constitution
In recent years, multiple challenges have been made to the constitutionality of a key provision of the False Claims Act (FCA) that, in addition...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Eleventh Circuit Holds False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Do Not Violate The Constitution
Pentagon Directs Broader Contractor Cost and Pricing Transparency
Pentagon Directs Broader Contractor Cost and Pricing Transparency
On August 18, 2026, Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg issued a memorandum on Supplier Cost and Pricing Transparency directing the Department's...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Pentagon Directs Broader Contractor Cost and Pricing Transparency
Surety bonds in Pennsylvania construction: What contractors should know
Surety bonds in Pennsylvania construction: What contractors should know
In Pennsylvania, surety bonds are commonly used on public and private construction projects to ensure that work is fully completed and that...
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September 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Surety bonds in Pennsylvania construction: What contractors should know
IBAC’s New Powers: What They Mean For The Private Sector
IBAC’s New Powers: What They Mean For The Private Sector
The Victorian Government has moved to give IBAC the power to follow public money into the private sector.
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September 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
IBAC’s New Powers: What They Mean For The Private Sector
Bidding for trouble – UK CMA proposes analysis of MoD procurement data to seek out cartels
Bidding for trouble – UK CMA proposes analysis of MoD procurement data to seek out cartels
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has identified bid rigging as a key threat to effective procurement outcomes and is exploring...
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September 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Bidding for trouble – UK CMA proposes analysis of MoD procurement data to seek out cartels
What HR Leaders Need to Tell Executives About Federal Contractor Compliance Now
What HR Leaders Need to Tell Executives About Federal Contractor Compliance Now
Federal contractor compliance has changed rapidly in the past 18 months, and Human Resources professionals are often the ones translating that...
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September 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
What HR Leaders Need to Tell Executives About Federal Contractor Compliance Now
SBA Issues Guidance to Resume Processing 8(a) Program Applications and Prioritize Defense-Critical Firms
SBA Issues Guidance to Resume Processing 8(a) Program Applications and Prioritize Defense-Critical Firms
On September 10, 2026, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced new guidance implementing recent reforms to the 8(a) Business...
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September 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
SBA Issues Guidance to Resume Processing 8(a) Program Applications and Prioritize Defense-Critical Firms
Is the EEO-1 Report Going Away?
Is the EEO-1 Report Going Away?
For six decades, most private employers with at least 100 employees—and certain federal contractors with at least 50 employees—have been required...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Is the EEO-1 Report Going Away?
September 2026 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast
September 2026 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani’s Government Contracts Practice Group highlights the key developments from the past month and their implications...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
September 2026 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast
DOE Releases Request for Information on Implementation of the Bulk-Power System Executive Order
DOE Releases Request for Information on Implementation of the Bulk-Power System Executive Order
On August 26, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14421, Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System....
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September 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
DOE Releases Request for Information on Implementation of the Bulk-Power System Executive Order
SEC Proposes to Rescind Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule
SEC Proposes to Rescind Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule
On September 3, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rescinding Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act of...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
SEC Proposes to Rescind Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule
OFCCP Eliminates Disability Self-ID and Utilization Goals for Federal Contractors: Key Takeaways
OFCCP Eliminates Disability Self-ID and Utilization Goals for Federal Contractors: Key Takeaways
Final Rule Reshapes Section 503 Obligations On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...
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September 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
OFCCP Eliminates Disability Self-ID and Utilization Goals for Federal Contractors: Key Takeaways
SEC Proposes Rescission of Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule
SEC Proposes Rescission of Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule
On September 3, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed to rescind Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as...
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September 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
SEC Proposes Rescission of Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule
SEC Proposes to Rescind the Political Contribution Rule for Investment Advisers
SEC Proposes to Rescind the Political Contribution Rule for Investment Advisers
The proposal would rescind the prescriptive, strict liability “pay-to-play” restrictions that currently apply to SEC-registered investment...
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September 16, 2026 at 12:42 AM
SEC Proposes to Rescind the Political Contribution Rule for Investment Advisers
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 253
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 253
Prezados e prezadas,
O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais...
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September 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 253
The DOJ’s Fraud Enforcement Expansion
The DOJ’s Fraud Enforcement Expansion
The U.S. Department of Justice’s white-collar enforcement landscape changed materially on August 24, 2026, when the Department’s new National...
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September 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The DOJ’s Fraud Enforcement Expansion
Looming Incident Reporting Mandates: Who Needs to Care
Looming Incident Reporting Mandates: Who Needs to Care
A new federal cyber incident reporting law broadly applicable to critical infrastructure organizations is nearing completion, and companies...
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September 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Looming Incident Reporting Mandates: Who Needs to Care
USPS Highway Contract Route Carrier Legal Issues For Closing Out 2026
USPS Highway Contract Route Carrier Legal Issues For Closing Out 2026
As we approach the end of 2026, Highway Contract Route (“HCR”) carriers and brokers operating in the USPS surface transportation network face...
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September 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
USPS Highway Contract Route Carrier Legal Issues For Closing Out 2026
Trust Us, It's an Interagency Agreement
Trust Us, It's an Interagency Agreement
If this week's House Appropriations hearings seem like a wonky September oversight lineup, look closer. Between the Economy Act, a review of the...
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September 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Trust Us, It's an Interagency Agreement
SEC Proposes Rescinding Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule, but Compliance Risks Remain
SEC Proposes Rescinding Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule, but Compliance Risks Remain
On September 3, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”) proposed to rescind Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment...
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September 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
SEC Proposes Rescinding Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule, but Compliance Risks Remain