If it looks and acts like an appropriations, it’s because it is an appropriations! The “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. While its legislative path to enactment was through …
On December 18, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring American Space Superiority.”[i] The Order establishes four major priorities for the Federal Government’s space policy. To achieve these priorities, …
In the game of political football, succeeding presidents often overturn the actions of their predecessors. President Trump has honed that practice, with a particular focus on overturning many of the Executive Orders and other actions taken by President Biden, including …
Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) are again in the federal procurement newsfeeds because of new initiatives from the Department of Defense/War (DoD). I’ve represented companies in the negotiation and award of OTAs and taught classes to contractors on what they …
November 3rd was the last date for public comments on most of the early template changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) “revolutionary” overhaul. Templates for revisions to all of the FAR have now been released. While impressive that …
This prolonged government shutdown demands deliberate and careful attention from federal contractors. Protorae Law PLLC was proud to have Alan Chvotkin, a leader in our Government Contracts practice, serve as a featured expert at the October 10, 2025 …
Protorae Law member Alan Chvotkin was quoted in Law 360’s September 15, 2025, article by senior reporter Madeline Lyskawa covering the General Services Administration’s (GSA) recently published Fall 2025 semiannual regulatory agenda. Commenting on the changes since GSA last published …
It’s not often that inflation has a positive impact on federal procurement. But three rules issued in the last days of August fall into that category.
First, on August 22, Small Business Administration published a proposed rule that would increase …
Significant Regulatory Changes Issued by SBA on October 16, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) released a final rule on October 16 in which it made significant changes to a number of its programs. The highlights are set forth below:…
Despite assurances from Congress that a shutdown will be avoided in the future, it still is a real possibility. Hopefully, you already have received some helpful guidance from your contracting officer about the effect such a shutdown will have on …