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Inside Government, Contracts is written by the Covington & Burling Government Contracts practice and offers legal insights & updates on contracting issues. Covington's Government Contracts group is ranked by leading publications as being among the best in the business. We represent clients of all sizes, across all government agencies, and at all stages of the public procurement process.
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
1w ago
In his first few days in office, President Trump issued several executive orders (“EOs”) and memoranda, many of which may have implications for federal contractors and grant recipients, including the following: General Policy and Regulatory Reversal DEI Energy, Trade and Foreign Aid DOGE and Federal Workforce We are assessing the impact of these executive actions ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
3w ago
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) published a final rule ending its longstanding waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products (the “Manufactured Products Waiver”) and setting out new standards for the use of domestic content on FHWA-funded infrastructure projects. As discussed in our previous post, FHWA proposed ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
3w ago
Yesterday, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would update the U.S. Government’s approach to organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs). While the proposed rule is not finalized and may change in response to forthcoming comments from interested parties, the proposed rule contemplates major changes to the FAR’s existing framework in this area. In this ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
3w ago
Since 1986, the little brother to the civil False Claims Act, known as the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (“PFCRA”), has seen very little use. Section 5203 of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) seeks to breathe new life into the law by renaming it the “Administrative False Claims Act ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
3w ago
With the 119th Congress now assembled, Republicans control both the House and Senate, and will control the White House starting on January 20th. If history is any guide, this change in party control of the White House, plus unified control of Congress by the president’s party, will pave the way for Republicans to deploy the ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
1M ago
This is the first blog in a series covering the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY 2025 NDAA”). This first blog will cover: (1) NDAA sections affecting acquisition policy and contract administration that may be of greatest interest to government contractors; (2) initiatives that underscore Congress’s commitment to strengthening cybersecurity, both domestically and internationally; and (3) NDAA provisions that aim to accelerate the Department of Defense’s adoption of AI and Autonomous Systems and counter efforts by U.S. adversaries to subvert them.  ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
1M ago
This is part of a series of Covington blogs on the implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). The first blog summarized the Cyber EO’s key provisions and timelines, and the subsequent blogs described the actions taken by various government agencies to implement the Cyber EO ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
1M ago
In what has become an annual tradition, this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) — just passed by the Senate and sent to the President for signature — contains a provision addressing bid protests at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). Likely of greatest interest to contractors is that Section 885 contains language increasing the dollar ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
1M ago
On November 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) entitled “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Information Regarding Foreign Obligations.” The Proposed Rule would impose new disclosure obligations on “Offeror[s]” (pre-award) and “Contractor[s]” (post-award) that are triggered in certain circumstances by review or by an obligation ..read more
Covington | Inside Government Contracts
1M ago
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on the implementation of Executive Order No. 14110 on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (the “AI EO”), issued by President Biden on October 30, 2023. The first blog summarized the AI EO’s key provisions and related OMB guidance, and subsequent blogs described ..read more