Federal Contractors

Article by: Paxton Ouellete, Associate On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Senate blocked legislation that would have funded the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) through September 30, 2026. Agencies under DHS include the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), Citizenship...

Those of us who have spent time working in—or with—the federal government over the past several decades know that government shutdowns are not entirely uncommon.  There have actually been a total of 21 government shutdowns over the past 50 years, with the last occurring in 2019 and the longest lasting 35 days. By the...

On May 1, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that it will be ending the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for “Federal employees, Federal Contractors, and international air travelers.” This will likely bring an end to a months-long period of litigation and confusion for Federal Contractors. In September 2021, President Biden had issued Executive Order 14042 which...

Two contractors walk into a bar (named Public Disclosure). The first says, “Let’s cheat the Government!” The second says, “Great; I know just how to do it, I’m going to charge less than our regular prices – ON PURPOSE – just to mess with Uncle Sam.”   The contractors are overhead by a serial whistleblower,...