Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 28, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Trump’s Executive Order on DOGE Cost Efficiency: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Samuel S. Finnerty , Lauren Brier , Kelly A. Kirchgasser On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) . . . Read More
How to Comply with Trump’s Executive Order, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity
Click here to view the recorded session. President Trump’s executive order, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, revoked EO 11246: Equal Employment Opportunity and prohibits contractors from continuing any illegal discrimination or affirmative action program. However, the EO left many questions unanswered and contractors confused about what they need to do to comply before the April 21, 2025, compliance deadline. Secure your spot for this important PilieroMazza webinar where Labor & Employment attorneys Nichole Atallah and Sarah Nash analyze the EO’s legal and financial . . . Read More
Trump’s Executive Order on DOGE Cost Efficiency: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors
On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Cost Efficiency Initiative (Order). The Order seeks to transform federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans to ensure transparency and accountability. This includes requiring federal agencies to implement new mechanisms to record, justify, and approve agency payments; perform comprehensive reviews of contracts, grants, contracting policies, procedures, and personnel; and issue new guidance on signing or modifying new and existing contracts. The Order also freezes non-essential . . . Read More
Navigating Executive Orders: Strategies for Managing Stop-Work Orders and Terminations
Click here to view the recorded session. Recent executive orders have led to an increase in stop-work orders and terminations for convenience, creating significant challenges for government contractors. Understanding how to navigate these changes and optimize recovery is crucial for maintaining stability and compliance. In these uncertain times, not having a clear action plan can lead to greater financial risk and missed recovery opportunities. Join federal contracting experts from Aprio and PilieroMazza in a fireside chat as they provide valuable insights and strategies for . . . Read More
PilieroMazza Annual Review: What DOJ’s 2024 FCA Report Means for Government Contractors
Click here to view the recorded session. DOJ’s recently released Annual Report highlights a significant increase in FCA enforcement, with nearly $3 Billion recovered—a 4.8% increase from FY 2023. The report also sheds light on major 2024 settlements and judgments that will have lasting implications on the government contracting community. Join Matt Feinberg and Jackie Unger as they break down key takeaways from DOJ’s Annual Report and what they mean for contractors facing FCA claims in 2025 and beyond. Learning objectives: emerging FCA enforcement trends . . . Read More
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking Trump Administration’s Blanket Freeze on Federal Funding
As PilieroMazza has been tracking in our recent alerts here and here , the Trump administration is attempting to block federal funding through a freeze outlined in the now-rescinded OMB Directive M-25-13 (Directive). The Directive and the broad policies contained therein were temporarily blocked by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.) when it issued a temporary restraining order on January 28, 2025. However, since the issuance of that TRO, the administration continues to implement the freeze and deny contractors . . . Read More
Judge Says Trump Administration Must Comply With Order to Restore Foreign Aid Funding, What It Means for Government Contractors
As PilieroMazza recently discussed , on February 13, 2025, Judge Amir H. Ali, of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring the Trump administration to restore funding for foreign assistance awards halted as a result of recent executive and agency actions. On February 20, 2025, Judge Ali partially granted a motion to enforce the TRO, criticizing the government for continuing its blanket suspension pending review of foreign assistance agreements—which is the very action the TRO . . . Read More
DEI Executive Orders Partially Blocked: What’s In and What’s Out, For Now . . .
On February 21, 2025, a federal court [1] preliminarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing key provisions of the recent executive orders (EOs) to eliminate “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives from the federal government and federal contractors. The court found the provisions to be unconstitutionally vague and likely to infringe on free speech. This PilieroMazza client alert outlines the current status of the EOs and potential impacts on federal contractors. EOs 14151 and 14173 , issued by the Trump administration . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 21, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS UPDATE: President Trump’s Executive Orders Impose Tariffs on Products from Canada, Mexico, and China: The Cost to Government Contractors, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Jacqueline K. Unger , Christopher A. Jannace PilieroMazza recently published a client alert (linked here ) regarding three . . . Read More
Bloomberg Law Quotes Cy Alba: Trump’s DEI Order Creates Dilemma for Federal Contractors
Federal contractors are scrambling to determine how far they should go in changing policies they’ve used to recruit and retain employees in light of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. Agencies reported spending more than $770 Billion in prime contracts in 2024, and the new administration is now cutting all such DEI efforts and removing any DEI-related work from ongoing contracts. This has raised questions as to what constitutes DEI and how best to react. . . . Read More