Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 26, 2025
The Weekly Update recaps recent legislative and regulatory updates affecting government contractors and commercial businesses. If you have questions concerning this content, please email marketing@pilieromazza.com . PilieroMazza’s Managing Partner Tony Franco Receives 2025 Chairman’s Award from Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, PilieroMazza News, Antonio R. Franco PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that the Firm’s Managing Partner, Tony Franco , is the recipient of the 2025 Chairman’s Award, a prestigious honor presented by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce . The Chairman’s Award recognizes an individual whose leadership, service, and dedication have made . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 20, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . PilieroMazza Expands Litigation Practice with Addition of Former DOJ Senior Attorney Paul Allulis, PilieroMazza News, Paul A. Allulis PilieroMazza is pleased to announce that Paul Allulis joined the Firm as Counsel in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group , following his tenure as a . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 12, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . PilieroMazza Achieves Top Recognition in 2025 Chambers USA Rankings, PilieroMazza News PilieroMazza is proud to announce that the 2025 edition of Chambers USA once again recognizes the Firm’s Government Contracts Group with the highest nationwide ranking—marking its fourth consecutive year . . . Read More
Protect Small Business Opportunities: The “Rule of Two” Faces Potential Elimination
The federal government is actively trying to reduce its size and deregulate agencies across the Executive Branch. As noted in a previous Client Alert by Sam Finnerty, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) has not been exempt from these initiatives. On May 6, 2025, the FAR Council issued its first formal deregulation measure, signaling that any regulations not explicitly codified by statute may be subject to removal from the FAR and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) regulations. As a result, the “Rule of . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 5, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS New Department of Defense Policy Memo Imposes Sweeping Restrictions on Consulting, Management, Advisory Services, and Contractor Utilization, PilieroMazza Blog, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV , Kristine “Krissy” Crallé The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a significant policy memorandum “to . . . Read More
DBE Program in Peril: Recent Legal Challenges and What They Mean for Women- and Minority-Owned Contractors
Recent legal challenges jeopardize the future of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, a long-standing initiative designed to support minority- and women-owned businesses in federally funded state and local transportation infrastructure projects. In litigation against the DOT filed in October 2023, two non-DBE firms challenged the constitutionality of the program’s use of race- and sex-based presumptions of social and economic disadvantage to determine DBE eligibility. In the latest setback for the program, on May 28, 2025, . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 29, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . 2025 Super Lawyers® Honors 13 PilieroMazza Attorneys for Outstanding Legal Service, PilieroMazza News PilieroMazza is proud to announce that 13 attorneys from the Firm’s Government Contracts , Construction , Labor & Employment , and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice groups have been honored . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 22, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Final Rule: List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles On May 12, the General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Department of Defense (DOD), and National Aeronautics and . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 15, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 2024-2025 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza Webinar Replay, Katherine B. Burrows , Eric Valle Join Katie Burrows and Eric Valle, attorneys in PilieroMazza’s Bid Protests and Government Contracts practice groups, as they . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 8, 2025
If you have questions concerning the content below, please visit this link . Upcoming Events: Register to attend PilieroMazza’s upcoming events here . Recent Thought Leadership: Check out PilieroMazza’s recent client alerts and blogs here . Podcasts: Listen to PilieroMazza’s podcasts GovCon Live! here , Clocking in with PilieroMazza here , and Ex Rel. Radio here . GSA FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES Sam Finnerty and Cy Alba Discuss Procurement Overhaul with Bloomberg Government, PilieroMazza News, Samuel S. Finnerty , Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV Transparency into major system acquisitions by federal agencies could be a casualty of cuts to procurement regulations proposed by . . . Read More