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PublicationDon’t Celebrate—Yet: From Signals to Rule in the US, Enforcement Still Decides the Truce
November 13, 2025
PublicationDon’t Panic—Yet: China’s Rare Earth Gambit Is Political Chess, Not All‑Out War
October 15, 2025
PublicationThe GENIUS Act: Preparing Banks for the Digital Dollar Era
September 2025
PublicationExecutive Order: Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
September 2, 2025
PublicationUSAID Award Management Transition and Termination Process Update
August 6, 2025
PublicationBy the Numbers: Trends in FY 2024 False Claims Act Recoveries
July 23, 2025
PublicationReshoring American Manufacturing: Why It May Not Be Possible—or Even Desirable
Summer 2025
PublicationSovereign Wealth Funds Are Targeting US Infrastructure. Will CFIUS Stop Deals in Their Tracks?
Summer 2025
PublicationFederal Government Cost Oversight Expected to Increase
July 2, 2025
PublicationFAR 2.0: A Transformative Rewrite of Federal Acquisition Regulation in 2025
June 26, 2025
PublicationFalse Claims in Construction Contracts
June 18, 2025
PublicationNavigating the Impact of Stop Work Orders Issued with Executive Order to Federal Contractors and Implementing Partners
January 28, 2025
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24September 2025EventThe FAR Overhaul: What Contractors Need to Know
Rob McDonald and Clint Woofter discussed changes most impactful to government contractors.
24April 2025Event11th Annual CFIUS Conference
Steven Klemencic and Eric Matrejek took part in panels.
23April 2025EventPublic Contracting Institute Trainings
Rob McDonald hosted two training courses.
20March 2025EventFederal Contract Terminations & Frozen Payments: How to Protect Your Company
Ryan Byrd discussed how federal contractors can navigate and mitigate potential financial risks.
















