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SBA Proposes Major Changes To Small Business Methodology And Size Standards
The U.S. Small Business Administration has proposed a sweeping overhaul of its size standards that would consolidate nearly 1,000 industry-specific classifications into 338 broader categories while significantly raising eligibility thresholds across multiple sectors. The proposed changes would expand small business eligibility for federal contracting programs, potentially affecting over 114,000 firms and more than $71 billion in contract awards, with some industries seeing threshold increases from $34 milli
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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DOJ Announces Second DEI-Related False Claims Act Settlement – Deloitte Agrees To Pay $21.5 Million To The United States, Plus $2.4 Million To Indiana And Florida
On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced a $21.5 million settlement with Deloitte LLP and four affiliated entities (collectively, Deloitte), marking the second False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under the Department’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative launched in May 2025.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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FinCEN Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting For US Companies And Persons
The US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a final rule that fundamentally transforms the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting regime. This regulatory change exempts US companies and US persons from previously mandated reporting requirements, effectively ending a compliance framework that was set to impact millions of domestic entities.
United States Government
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Jones Walker
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FinCEN Permanently Exempts U.S. Entities And Persons From Beneficial Ownership Reporting
The August 2026 final rule permanently exempts U.S. persons and domestic companies from Corporate Transparency Act beneficial ownership information reporting requirements, while maintaining obligations for foreign entities registered in the United States. This significant regulatory shift eliminates data exposure risks for U.S. persons and fundamentally reshapes compliance obligations for cross-border transactions and foreign portfolio companies.
United States Government
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Ballard Spahr LLP
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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

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Power Play: New Executive Order Targets Electrical Grid Equipment
President Trump's Executive Order 14420 prohibits the acquisition and installation of foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment from countries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, citing national security risks from potential digital backdoors and remote sabotage capabilities. The Order grants the Secretary of Energy broad authority to restrict equipment transactions and may require removal or replacement of previously installed foreign equipment, with implementing regulations expected by
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Crowell & Moring LLP
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Treasury Launches New Broad Iran Sanctions Initiative and Expands Secondary Sanctions Risk
The U.S. Treasury Department has launched Operation Economic Outcast, a comprehensive economic pressure campaign targeting Iran's financial networks and trade relationships worldwide. This initiative marks a dramatic shift from recent sanctions relief efforts, introducing expanded secondary sanctions, new sectoral determinations covering digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping...
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Steptoe LLP
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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

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SBA Proposes Major Changes To Small Business Methodology And Size Standards
The U.S. Small Business Administration has proposed a sweeping overhaul of its size standards that would consolidate nearly 1,000 industry-specific classifications into 338 broader categories while significantly raising eligibility thresholds across multiple sectors. The proposed changes would expand small business eligibility for federal contracting programs, potentially affecting over 114,000 firms and more than $71 billion in contract awards, with some industries seeing threshold increases from $34 milli
United States Government
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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DOJ Announces Second DEI-Related False Claims Act Settlement – Deloitte Agrees To Pay $21.5 Million To The United States, Plus $2.4 Million To Indiana And Florida
On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced a $21.5 million settlement with Deloitte LLP and four affiliated entities (collectively, Deloitte), marking the second False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under the Department’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative launched in May 2025.
United States Government
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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