Michelle Francois

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Jessica Abrahams |Michelle Francois |John Horan

February 3, 2025 Jessica Abrahams, Michelle Francois, John Horan, Dana Pashkoff, Asher Friedman Young Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued an internal memo (M-25-13) directing federal agencies to temporarily pause all grant, loan or federal financial assistance programs implicated by President Donald Trump’s...

Jan 14, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Jessica Abrahams |Michelle Francois |John Horan

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed revisions to the list of domestically nonavailabile articles under the Buy American Act that would reduce the current list by more than half, requiring federal contractors to potentially seek additional waivers for various imported articles moving forward.

Nov 1, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jessica Abrahams |Michelle Francois |John Horan

On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration proposed key amendments to its regulations governing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program, the Women-Owned Small Business program and Veteran Small Business Certification program. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo providing requirements and guidance to federal agencies on the responsible acquisition and procurement of artificial intelligence (AI).

Oct 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jessica Abrahams |Michelle Francois |John Horan

On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD or the Department) published a final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. Although the Program will be implemented across four phases, the first phase will take effect on December 16, 2024.

Nov 21, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jessica Abrahams |Michelle Francois |John Horan

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the admissions programs used by Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Department of Labor issued a regulatory overhaul of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) to expand the definition of “prevailing wage” and more.