Dominique L. Casimir and Sara N. Gerber ● One of the immediate priorities of the second Trump administration has been the termination of a slew of federal contracts and grants. This, predictably, has led to litigation, mostly filed in the U.S. District Courts,
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An Update on the DEI Certification Provision of Executive Order 14173
Dominique L. Casimir ● On May 2, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in National Urban League et al. v. Trump, et al., 25-471, a case that seeks to…
Hybrid Event: Export Controls Amid Evolving Trump 2.0 Trade Dynamics: Policy Updates and Best Practices
April 29, 202512:00–2:00 p.m.McLean, Virginia, or online Blank Rome partners Anthony Rapa, partner & co-chair of the International Trade group, and Justin A. Chiarodo, partner & co-chair of the Government Contracts group, will join Sol Brody (Vice President, International Trade Licensing &…
Changes to Civil Rights Enforcement: New Executive Order Eliminates Disparate-Impact Liability in Federal Regulations
Dominique L. Casimir and Brooke T. Iley ● On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” that seeks to drastically curtail the use of disparate-impact liability in federal regulations, marking a significant shift in the…
Defense Contractors’ Restrictions When Contracting with Chinese Companies
Merle M. DeLancey, Jr. and Oliver E. Jury ● In the current economic climate, the obvious focus of many companies is on the administration’s imposition of tariffs. However, government contractors, especially those contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”), must not lose…
Rescission of Regulations Without Notice and Comment? What’s Next for Regulated Industries in the Deregulation Climate
Dominique L. Casimir and Christina Manfredi McKinley ● We previously wrote about President Trump’s February Executive Order identifying deregulation as a top administration priority (here and here). That Executive Order, 14219 (the “Deregulation EO”), directed all executive departments and agencies to identify…
Supreme Court Lifts Restraining Order on Grant Terminations
Dominique L. Casimir and Sara N. Gerber ● The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with significant impacts for federal contractors and grantees looking to challenge terminations of their contracts and grants in U.S. district courts. Terminated contractors and grantees may strongly prefer…
All-Points Bulletin for Defense Contractors: If You’re 15% Behind Schedule or 15% Over Budget, You Need a Strategy
Dominique L. Casimir ● On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base. This EO seeks to overhaul many aspects of defense acquisition in order to enhance…
Dominique L. Casimir and Justin A. Chiarodo Named to Law360’s 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Government Contracts partners Dominique L. Casimir and Justin A. Chiarodo have been named to Law360’s 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards. As board members, the partners will provide feedback on Law360’s coverage and share insights on how to best…
FAR on the Chopping Block: Potential Impacts on Protests
Elizabeth N. Jochum and Robyn N. Burrows ● As those in the federal contracting community wait anxiously for rumored and hinted at changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), we are beginning to evaluate how certain of those changes might most…