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Compliance and regulatory alerts for government contractors: CMMC and cybersecurity requirements, DFARS clauses, FAR changes, supply chain prohibitions, and enforcement trends. Stay ahead of the rules that govern federal contracts — with clear action steps for small business contractors from Team Integrity Knowledge Center.
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DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force is criminally prosecuting bid-rigging and bribery in federal contracts — with nearly half of Antitrust’s open cases now procurement-related.
DOJ recovered a record $6.8B under the False Claims Act in FY2025, with record whistleblower suits and a six-fold jump in defense fraud. What contractors…
The FAR Council is moving organizational conflict-of-interest rules to a new Subpart 3.12 with new disclosure and mitigation clauses. What contractors need to know.
On July 17, GSA submitted legislative proposals to Congress to extend the NDAA’s ‘loser pays’ bid protest rule to civilian agencies — and raise the…
DOJ announced that Sierra Nevada Company agreed to pay $7.75 million to resolve FCA allegations stemming from an OCI — a DoD official on their…
DoD suspended CMMC Phase II on July 13 — but DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2, and SPRS scoring obligations remain fully in force…
President Trump signed EO 14415 on July 20, directing DoD to strengthen domestic sourcing requirements and increase supply chain visibility for defense contractors. Here is…
SBA finalized its race-neutral 8(a) rules — eliminating presumptions of social disadvantage and requiring individualized proof. With 87% fewer new admits in 2025 and 1,091…
DOJ published its final rule on August 18 formalizing the National Fraud Enforcement Division — effective August 24. The McDonald Memo identifies government procurement fraud…
The Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act have taken on new urgency in 2026 as tariff policy reshapes domestic sourcing requirements. Here is the…
The SBA is moving forward with updates to both employee-based and monetary-based small business size standards, with targeted modifications to key programs. Here is what…
Mergers and acquisitions in government contracting trigger novation and recertification requirements that can end a small business’s set-aside eligibility mid-contract. With GovCon M&A accelerating in…
