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• September 16, 2025

  Deference Ruling Could Close The FAR Loophole

  A recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision may close a loophole in the Federal Acquisition Regulation that allows agencies to circumvent the Trade Agreements Act, significantly affecting federal pharmaceutical procurements and increasing protests related to certain Buy American Act waivers, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

• September 15, 2025

  Mich. Says HHS Can't Justify $195M Medicaid Clawback

  The state of Michigan urged a federal judge to find that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cannot catch a payday for its yearslong delay in affirming a decision to disallow $195 million in Medicaid payments to two state-operated psychiatric hospitals, arguing that the delay runs afoul of federal law and the department's own policies.

• September 15, 2025

  GAO Rejects Protest Over $8.8M State Dept. HR Deal

  The U.S. Government Accountability Office refused to fault an $8.8 million U.S. Department of State deal for contracting and human resources support services based on a Virginia company's protest asserting that it didn't receive a timely explanation of the award decision.

• September 15, 2025

  Environmental Rules On Chopping Block For Gov't Contractors

  The General Services Administration and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council truncated their regulatory agendas, stripping rules aimed at minimizing forever chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions in government contracting, as part of the Trump administration's deregulatory program. Here, Law360 takes a look at the regulatory priorities for the two agencies.

• September 15, 2025

  Engineer Who Tried To Pass Secrets To Russia Gets 10½ Years

  A onetime defense contractor who held national security clearances will spend more than a decade in prison after he admitted to trying to help Russia and disclosing information about U.S. fighter jets to an undercover FBI agent, federal prosecutors said Monday.

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