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

Market Research Slimmed Down: How the FAR Part 10 Overhaul Impacts Government Contractors

The FAR Council’s “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” has streamlined FAR Part 10, shifting from a prescriptive, statute-heavy approach to a leaner set of minimum requirements. While this promises faster procurements and greater agency flexibility, it also raises critical questions for small businesses and government contractors accustomed to predictable market-research triggers. In this blog, we break down what you need to know about the new FAR Part 10, which GSA has already adopted via a class deviation , effective May 22, 2025.   Background FAR . . . 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