2026

Article by: Nicholas Perry, Associate & Aiden McCabe, Summer Associate The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) continues to progress. On June 23, 2026, the FAR Council launched Phase II of the initiative through the release of four coordinated rulemakings that collectively revise more than 20 FAR parts. According to the FAR Council, these changes will...

Article by: Matthew Saliman, Associate Russia has renewed its challenge to enforcement of a major arbitral award arising from the seizure of Ukrainian energy assets in Crimea, this time shifting its arguments from sovereign immunity to the merits of confirmation. The latest filing follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2026 denial of Russia’s...

Article by: Nicholas Hopkins, Associate On June 29, 2026, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") voted to rescind its 1979 interpretive guidance on employer affirmative action programs. The rescinded guidance, Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlined ways employers could take narrowly tailored steps to address barriers...

Article by: Tyson Marx, Partner An agency’s failure to follow the evaluation criteria present in a solicitation remains one of the most successful protest grounds at GAO. On July 10, 2026, GAO sustained the protest of Veterans Management Services, Inc. (VMSI) on the basis that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) failed to follow...

In a series of recent developments, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have signaled a shift in how they will evaluate collaborations among competitors—an issue that could have significant implications for government contractors that rely on teaming agreements, joint ventures, and subcontracting relationships in federal procurement. In December 2024,...

On May 7, 2026, the Defense Acquisition Regulations System proposed amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. This change seeks to mitigate risks related to beneficial ownership or foreign ownership, control, or influence (“FOCI”). The proposed rule would...