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UK Real Estate: The ban on upwards-only rent reviews: key questions answered
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (846+ words) The government says that it put forward the measures in order to deal with the perceived negative impact upwards-only rent reviews have on the retail sector and to "help end the blight of vacant high streets and the unacceptable anti-social…...
New Executive Order Makes Fixed-Price Contracts the Default
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (547+ words) On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) making fixed-price contracts the default contract model for federal procurement. Titled "Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, the EO seeks to curtail the use of cost-reimbursable contracts and push…...
Do D Seeks "Unprecedented Level of Visibility" into the Supply Chain Under Newly Proposed Regulations
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (567+ words) The Department of Defense (Do D) released a proposed rule on May 7, 2026, that would significantly expand Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI) and beneficial ownership disclosure requirements beyond cleared contractors to a much broader segment of the Defense Industrial Base. Soon,…...
Court overrules Exeter Township's preliminary objections in municipal property sale dispute
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (661+ words) Seven Development Group Incorporated v. Exeter Township, No. 25-12104 (C. C. P. Berks County Mar. 16, 2026) (Fudeman, J.) - In a case raising important questions about municipal bidding procedures, standing to challenge public property sales, and whether a private cause of action exists under the Second Class Township…...
Do D Targets Foreign Ownership Disclosure in Proposed DFARS Rule
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (724+ words) The Department of Defense (Do D) issued a proposed rule on May 7, 2026, to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, .. .By: Cooley LLP Do D Targets…...
White House Directs Accelerated Development of U. S. Space Nuclear Power Systems
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (578+ words) The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released National Science and Technology Memorandum 3 (NSTM-3), a policy directive that addresses executive branch agency implementation of Executive Order 14369 (EO) and related White House priorities using their existing authorities and…...
IBM Agrees to First Settlement of False Claims Act Allegations under DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (95+ words) On April 10, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first False Claims Act resolution secured under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). We have previously reported on the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which…...
DOD Proposes Expanding FOCI Requirements to Cover Unclassified Contracts
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (947+ words) What: On May 7, 2026, the Department of Defense/War (Do D) published a proposed rule that would extend, beyond classified contracts, the scope of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) requirements. The proposed rule, projected to impact as many as 37, 740 contractors and…...
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses " May 2026 #2
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (392+ words) DCAA to Close Additional Offices Amid Agency Reorganization, Federal News Network After shutting down 40 smaller audit suboffices around the country, the Defense Contract Audit Agency announced additional office closures as it continues its sweeping effort to reorganize the structure of…...
Foreign-Owned Defense Firms Take Note - New Rule Would Extend FOCI Requirements to Unclassified (And Even Some Commercial) Contracts and Subcontracts
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (607+ words) Any companies doing business with the Do D and which may be subject to foreign ownership, control, or influence should carefully review the proposed rule and consider its implications for award of new business and post-award compliance. Section 847 of the…...