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Alerts
- Proposed Rules Would Eliminate Most Affirmative Action Requirements for Federal Contractors
The changes, outlined in recent Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and reinforced by DOL’s FY 2026 Budget document, would dismantle decades of compliance obligations related to race, gender, and disability-based affirmative action. - Federal Court Blocks Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders
The ruling applies nationwide to federal contractors and grantees and prevents enforcement of key sections of the January 20 and January 21 executive orders. - Three Steps for Contractors Facing Stop Work and Termination Orders on Federal Grants and Contracts
Contractors facing paused or terminated federal grants and contracts should act now to ensure their interests are protected. - Trio of Trump Executive Orders Take Aim at DEI and Gender Policies
In addition to requiring all federal agencies to comply with its DEI and gender ideology directives, the Trump administration’s sweeping executive actions will directly impact private sector companies, including federal contractors and subcontractors. - Acting DOL Secretary Halts Enforcement of Johnson-Era Executive Order
All pending cases, conciliation agreements, investigations, complaints, and any other enforcement-related or investigative activity relating to EO 11246, which required federal contractors to establish affirmative action programs, have been closed. - Executive Order Ends Affirmative Action Requirements for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
Not only is affirmative action no longer required, but the federal government will consider it to be illegal.
Blogs
- First DEI Settlement Under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targets Conduct Pre-Dating the Current Administration | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Under New DEI Executive Order, Federal Contractors Risk FCA Prosecution, Termination and Debarment | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- What to Know About the Department of Defense's Review of 8(a) and Small Business Awards | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Government Makes Initial Awards in 'Golden Dome' SHIELD Procurement: Flexible Contract Structure Creates a Complex Bid Protest Landscape | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- How to Prepare for the End of the Government Shutdown | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Bid Protests, Disputes, and Federal Contract Delays During the Government Shutdown | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- What Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients Should Know About DOJ's Unlawful Discrimination Guidance | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- FAR 2.0 Update: Parts 6, 29, and 31 Released | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Update: FAR 2.0 Parts 18, 39, and 43 Released | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- DOJ Announces New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting DEI | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Update: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision Released | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Update: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- The Push Towards FAR 2.0 – Interpreting the Most Recent Trump Executive Orders | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- GSA Takes the Lead in Procurement Consolidation | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- DOD to Begin Terminating DEI Contracts and Requirements | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Take Two: Rhode Island District Court Again Directs Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funds | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate Claims | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Two Federal Courts Order Trump Administration To Unfreeze Funding | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Trump Administration (Sort Of) Abandons Funding Freeze | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
- Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients | The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
