United States: Government, Public Sector

Three partners from Foley & Lardner share key insights from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, including Jensen Huang's perspective on AI infrastructure...

In 2026, the federal tax treatment of export income undergoes a structural shift as FDDEI replaces FDII, eliminating the qualified business asset investment limitation and revising expense allocation rules.

Legal risk for contractors and cross-border businesses is not driven solely by statute or regulation — it is shaped by geopolitics, Administration and congressional priorities, and enforcement discretion.

Minnesota cities are grappling with the challenge of maintaining local paid sick leave ordinances alongside evolving state law requirements. Bloomington has become the second city to repeal its ordinance, citing the administrative burden of tracking constant state law changes and the complications created by overlapping regulations. The decision raises questions about whether Minneapolis and Saint Paul will follow suit to simplify compliance for employers operating across multiple jurisdictions.

As California continues to grow, addressing the need for more housing supply, such as in West Hollywood, casts into the spotlight the balance between state and local...

New York City has proposed a comprehensive "click-to-cancel" rule that would require businesses to make subscription cancellations as easy as sign-ups, following Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Executive Order targeting deceptive subscription practices.

The U.S. Army’s FY 2027 budget request emphasizes force growth, modernization, and industrial base expansion. The Army is requesting approximately $252.8 billion...

On May 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published a proposed rule that would extend the current prohibition on awarding classified contracts to a company subject to foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI), absent satisfactory FOCI-mitigation measures, to awards of noncommercial defense contracts valued at $5 million or more, regardless of whether the work requires access to classified information.

Legal risk for contractors and cross-border businesses is not driven solely by statute or regulation — it is shaped by geopolitics, Administration and congressional priorities, and enforcement discretion.

On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting,” directing executive branch agencies to make fixed-price contracts the default and preferred method of federal procurement. But the EO not only establishes a priority for fixed-price contracts; it mandates renegotiation of the 10 largest existing cost-type contracts at each agency within 90 days.

The U.S. Army’s FY 2027 budget request emphasizes force growth, modernization, and industrial base expansion. The Army is requesting approximately $252.8 billion...

As California continues to grow, addressing the need for more housing supply, such as in West Hollywood, casts into the spotlight the balance between state and local...