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President Trump’s Executive Orders Impose Tariffs on Products from Canada, Mexico, and China: The Cost to Government Contractors

On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued 3 executive orders imposing additional tariffs on products from Canada , Mexico, and China, effective February 4, 2025. The tariffs on Canadian and Chinese products will go into effect on February 4, 2025. Pursuant to an agreement reached between Mexico and the U.S. on February 3, 2025, the tariffs on Mexican products will be delayed for a month. This client alert identifies key takeaways from the executive orders and provides important considerations for government . . . Read More

Key Executive Orders Passed by President Trump and Their Implications for Government Contractors

Client Alerts 01.31.25

By: Jacqueline K. Unger, Lauren Brier

Since President Trump took office a little over ten days ago, he has issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EO) aiming to further his policy objectives and rescind certain policies set by the Biden Administration. Many of these EOs affect government contractors working on federal contracts, as well as contractors working on state and local projects that receive federal assistance. On February 12, 2025, PilieroMazza will host a webinar addressing these Executive Orders in-depth and provide cost recovery strategies for . . . Read More

Trump’s Executive Order on IIJA and IRA Contracts: Maximizing Cost Recovery for Government Contractors

Client Alerts 01.31.25

By: Jessica A. duHoffmann, Lauren Brier, Jacqueline K. Unger

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “ Unleashing American Energy ” (the Executive Order) aimed at reversing many of the Biden Administration’s clean energy and climate-related actions. The Executive Order will have significant impacts on many contracts (as well as grants, cooperative agreements, loans, and other awards) that are funded by either the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) or the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Given the Executive Order and its wide-ranging impacts on federal, state, and local projects, PilieroMazza provides important steps for potentially affected contractors . . . Read More

Executive Order Targets Affirmative Action Programs: New Compliance Requirements for Government Contractors

Client Alerts 01.27.25

By: Sarah L. Nash, Nichole D. Atallah, Sara N. Strosser

Just days into taking office, President Trump delivered on his campaign promises to dismantle DEI programs in federal agencies. On January 20 and 21, President Trump issued two such executive orders targeting DEI and affirmative action-based programs for agencies and government contractors. PilieroMazza previously wrote about Trump’s Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing Executive Order for contractors who may perform work on DEI contracts, available here . This article focuses on the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Executive Order (the Order). PilieroMazza reviews the . . . Read More

Corporate Transparency Act, Part 8: Supreme Court Weighs In; Voluntary Reporting Remains

Client Alerts 01.27.25

By: Meghan F. Leemon, Abigail “Abby” L. Baker, Cole R. Fox

On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., which halted reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). However, a separate nationwide injunction issued in another CTA case [1] remains in effect. Thus, the CTA’s reporting requirements are still not in effect, though voluntary reporting remains. Please visit this link to access Parts 1-7 in this series. Despite the Supreme Court’s . . . Read More

Trump’s Executive Order Shuts Down Federal DEI Programs: Key Steps for Federal Contractors to Improve Cost Recovery

Client Alerts 01.23.25

By: Lauren Brier, Sarah L. Nash

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing ( DEI Executive Order ), putting an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government. Given the DEI Executive Order and the potential impact it may have on current federal contracts, PilieroMazza put together the following key steps for federal contractors who received and/or expect to receive termination-related directives from their customers, as well as ways to improve their ability to . . . Read More

SBA Update: New Rule Makes Major Changes to Eligibility and Certification Requirements for HUBZone Program

Client Alerts 01.16.25

By: Meghan F. Leemon, Emily A. Reid

As PilieroMazza noted recently here , on December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) published a final rule that will make changes to its regulations for the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program and clarify certain program policies. This final rule goes into effect on January 16, 2025, and “will apply to existing contracts.” [1] Below are some key high-level takeaways on changes to the HUBZone Program. Attorneys in PilieroMazza ’s Government Contracts Group released a series of client alerts on different aspects of . . . Read More