Morgan Lewis Government Contractor Guidebook

Recent developments in government contracting include the Small Business Administration’s new framework for establishing social disadvantage under the Section 8(a) Business Development Program, a Government Accountability Office decision requiring the US Army to permit small business teaming under its Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services procurement, Department of War efforts to simplify contractor accounting requirements, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s final rollback of Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements.

Recent developments in government contracting include a notable Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision involving proposal submission requirements, continued US Department of War (DoW) investment in critical defense supply chains, a US Department of Commerce action under the Defense Production Act involving critical materials, and two significant litigation developments involving the state secrets privilege and the Competition in Contracting Act’s (CICA’s) automatic stay provisions.

Recent developments in government contracting highlight continued regulatory modernization, evolving artificial intelligence policy, and bid protest guidance on small business participation requirements. The latest updates include changes to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), a new executive order directing agencies to design a voluntary framework for federal engagement with developers of covered frontier models, and a Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision addressing how agencies calculate small business participation under solicitation requirements.

Recent developments in government contracting highlight important updates in bid protest jurisdiction, national security enforcement, and cybersecurity compliance. This includes a Government Accountability Office decision clarifying the limits of its protest jurisdiction, the US Department of Justice’s first National Security Division declination under its revised corporate enforcement policy, and a proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation rule that would establish governmentwide requirements for safeguarding and reporting Controlled Unclassified Information.