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Article by: Paxton Ouellette, Associate In the wake of the SBA’s issuance of suspension notices to more than 1,000 8(a) participants, many firms are still assessing the impact. With additional developments now unfolding — including further termination actions — it is critical to distinguish between procedural suspensions and substantive eligibility enforcement, and to evaluate...

Article by: Steffanie Lee, Associate On January 5, 2026, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) issued CIO-IT Security-21-112 Revision 1, a procedural guide establishing new requirements for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) in nonfederal contractor systems. While not promulgated as a FAR rule, the guide establishes a mandatory approval framework that contracting officers may apply...

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The decision revokes a comprehensive, 190‑page document that consolidated decades of case law and provided employers with detailed direction on identifying, preventing, and responding to unlawful harassment. The rescinded guidance...

As Artificial Intelligence tools (such as ChatGPT, Harvey, CoPilot, Claude, etc.) become more accessible, many attorneys have begun exploring how to best use AI tools in their practices. While such tools can streamline workflows, there are many recent examples showing that AI is not a substitute for professional judgment and its misuse carries real...

In an Executive Order issued on January 7, 2026, entitled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting,” President Trump announced a new effort to identify suppliers of critical weapons and equipment that are underperforming on their contracts and, simultaneously, engaged in stock buy-backs or corporate distributions. According to the President, this new effort will focus...

Recent litigation in the D.C. Circuit highlights the growing legal risks facing companies operating in conflict-affected and high-corruption environments, particularly where commercial activity intersects with terrorist financing concerns. In Atchley v. AstraZeneca UK Ltd., the court revived claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act (“ATA”) alleging that pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies indirectly financed terrorist attacks...