Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 17, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GovCon M&A and Organizational Conflicts of Interest: How Acquisitions Can Restrict Future Opportunities | The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 6 PilieroMazza Blog; Author: Samuel S. Finnerty A buyer identifies a government contractor with strong customer relationships, complementary capabilities, and a $100 million pipeline. The buyer expects the acquisition to open new markets, create cross-selling opportunities, . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 10, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GovCon M&A and Security Clearances: What Buyers Need to Know When Acquiring a Cleared Contractor | The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 5 PilieroMazza Blog; Author: Samuel S. Finnerty A private equity firm identifies an attractive government contractor. The company has strong margins, a healthy backlog, an experienced management team, and a significant amount of classified . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 3, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GovCon M&A and Past Performance: Can Buyers Use a Target’s Experience After an Acquisition? – The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 4 PilieroMazza Blog; Author: Samuel S. Finnerty One of the most persistent misconceptions in GovCon M&A is that acquiring a contractor also means acquiring its past performance. Government contractors, investors, and acquirers frequently ask the . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 27, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GovCon Due Diligence: The Assets Investors and PE Buyers Need to Understand Before Closing – The GovCon M&A Playbook, Part 3 PilieroMazza Blog; Author: Samuel S. Finnerty A private equity fund acquires an SDVOSB with strong revenue, attractive contract vehicles, and a promising pipeline. The financial diligence checks out, and the customer relationships appear solid. . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 20, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA to Propose Massive Changes to Its Small Business Size Standards, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Jon Williams, Meghan Leemon Today SBA published stunning proposed changes to its size standards, replacing the August 2025 proposed rule, which we discussed here, as well as revised size standards methodology. From time to time, SBA reviews and proposes changes to its . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 13, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SBA Finalizes Rule Regarding Social Disadvantage Requirements for Individually-Owned 8(a) Applicants PilieroMazza Client Alert, Meghan Leemon On August 11, just shy of 30 days after comments on the proposed rule closed, SBA issued a final rule entitled “Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 to remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned firms only. Reforms do . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 6, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Strategi Consulting: A Jurisdictional Win for SBIR Contractors, PilieroMazza Blog, Lauren Brier, Adel Mansour In Strategi Consulting LLC v. United States, the plaintiff alleged that the United States Air Force (“USAF” or “Agency”) improperly continued developing software derived from Strategi’s Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) work through an affiliated agency organization rather than awarding . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 30, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Contract Claims 101: Claim Sponsorship, Part 7, PilieroMazza Blog, Lauren Brier, Adel Mansour Claim sponsorship is one of the most important and frequently overlooked aspects of federal subcontracting. Because subcontractors generally lack privity of contract with the Government, their ability to pursue recovery for government-caused impacts often depends entirely on the prime contractor’s ability . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 23, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY Small Business Administration (SBA) News Release 26-73: SBA Commends U.S. Department of War’s Suspension of CMMC Phase II for Small Defense Contractors Yesterday, SBA commended the DOD for suspending its CMMC program Phase II requirements, which were originally scheduled to go into effect on November 10, 2026. The suspension follows months of . . . Read More
Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 16, 2026
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. _____________________________________________ CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY SBA Commends DoW CMMC Suspension, PilieroMazza Client Alert, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV, Kelly A. Kirchgasser On July 13, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy announced that working with industry partners, including PilieroMazza, the SBA had worked to convince the U.S. Department of War (DoW) to suspend the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) . . . Read More