Recent developments related to government contracting include efforts to expand emerging-technology companies’ access to classified work, the next major tranche of proposed changes under the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul, and revisions to US Department of Justice (DOJ) policies governing False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. Together, the developments could affect how companies enter the classified marketplace, compete for federal work, and respond to government and whistleblower enforcement.
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Recent developments related to government contracting include significant changes to federal contractor affirmative action requirements and two developments involving False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. The latest updates include US Department of Labor rules that formally rescind the regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 and modify Section 503 requirements, an Eleventh Circuit decision rejecting an Appointments Clause challenge to the FCA’s qui tam provisions, and a $2 million cybersecurity-related FCA settlement involving a defense contractor.
Recent developments in government contracting include the release of the House Armed Services Committee’s draft National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027, a new Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative aimed at accelerating review of certain False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases, and the advancement of a major surface transportation reauthorization bill in the House of Representatives, highlighting continued congressional and executive branch focus on defense modernization, fraud enforcement, and major infrastructure investment.