The Department of Defense (DOD) is taking steps to comply with President Trump’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)-related Executive Orders (EOs). In a memorandum dated January 28, 2025, DOD’s Acquisition and Sustainment Office orders contracting officers to “cancel and amend solicitations, and terminate or partially terminate” existing contracts, set-aside contracts, and contract-like instruments like Other
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Take Two: Rhode Island District Court Again Directs Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funds
Despite two Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) issued by federal courts in Rhode Island and Washington, DC, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island found that the Trump Administration’s funding freeze continues. The court issued an Enforcement Order on February 10, 2025 repeating its mandate that the Administration return federal funding to the…
Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate Claims
By David Timm
Government contractors working for the Department of Education (DE), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are under immense pressure amidst the uncertainty brought on by the new presidential administration. There are reports that payments to contractors under active…
Two Federal Courts Order Trump Administration To Unfreeze Funding
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the US District Court for the District of Columbia both have issued Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) enjoining the Government from enforcing the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) January 27, 2025, memorandum M-25-13, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs”…
Trump Administration (Sort Of) Abandons Funding Freeze
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued memorandum M-25-13, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs,” (OMB Memo) on Tuesday, January 27, 2025. Two days later on January 29, 2025, OMB rescinded its Memo amid litigation challenging the freeze. While this likely means that the impacted grant and assistance programs…
Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients
President Trump signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EOs) during his first two weeks in office. EOs are directives from the President to federal agencies that do not require Congressional approval. EOs include mandates that take immediate effect and others that require some groundwork by federal agencies to effect, such as the drafting of implementing…
FCA Whistleblower Complaints Reach All Time High in 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its 2024 False Claims Act (FCA) statistics and press release this week touting $2.9 billion in judgments and settlements last fiscal year, slightly higher than 2023’s $2.7 billion. Healthcare fraud again was the primary area of recovery at $1.67 billion, but DOJ also declared significant recoveries for federal…
Late is Late Update: eSimplicity Upheld
By David Timm
Appeals Down, ADR Up at CBCA in 2024
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) recently posted its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024 (Report). In Fiscal Year 24 (FY24), Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals were down, while Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings were up. In FY24, the CBCA docketed 319 new cases, down from 409 in FY23 and 372 in FY22. Out…