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Article by: Paxton Ouellette Australia’s February 2026 announcement of a game-changing AUD 3.9 billion investment as a down payment for a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia was eye-catching. Indeed, Australia’s Minister for Defense Industry, Pat Conroy, touted: “When this shipyard is constructed and when it’s finished, it will be the only...

Article by: Rory Hatch, Associate Redesignated HUBZone Areas July 1, 2026 is a critical date for thousands of HUBZone-certified small businesses across the country. When the SBA updated the HUBZone map on July 1, 2023 — reflecting data from the 2020 U.S. Census — many areas that previously qualified as Historically Underutilized Business Zones...

Article by: Matthew Saliman, Associate Last week, the Department of War finalized a major restructuring of its arms transfer and security cooperation enterprise. The move implements a November 7, 2025 memorandum that directed the realignment of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) from the Under Secretary for...

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...

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...

SBA Acts Quickly and Issues Suspension Notices On January 21, 2026, just two days after the deadline for all 8(a) Participants to respond to a comprehensive audit (often referred to as the “8(a) Data Call”), the SBA issued Notices of Suspension to 8(a) firms for apparent failure to submit all required documentation in response...