Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Government Contracts
Government Contracts Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on government contracts. Coverage includes bid solicitations and major awards, bid disputes, and whistleblower suits, as well as policy developments related to international, federal, state, and municipal contracts.
Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial today!
Latest News in Government Contracts
-
February 28, 2025
Strict Mandates In Contracting Order May Undercut Efficiency
An executive order proposing to bring more transparency and efficiency to federal contracting could undermine any efficiency gains by putting additional compliance burdens on an already-strained acquisition workforce that is set to shrink further under the Trump administration.
-
February 28, 2025
Trump Still Isn't Obeying Order To Free FEMA Funds, AGs Say
The Trump administration still has not restored millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds as part of a temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grant and aid programs, a coalition of states told a Rhode Island federal judge Friday, asking the court to enforce its order.
-
February 28, 2025
Texas Appeals Court Finds City Can't Take Oncor Streetlights
A Texas appeals court found Killeen, Texas, can't claim sovereign immunity to evade a suit seeking to stop the city from taking possession of streetlights owned by a utility company, finding Friday the utility company had presented a viable constitutional claim.
-
February 28, 2025
Trump Admin Cuts Raise Trade Secret Security Concerns
As the Trump administration reduces the size of the federal government, intellectual property attorneys are expressing concerns about the continued safeguarding of trade secrets that companies are required to disclose to certain agencies.
-
February 28, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Developer's Conviction For Bribing LA Pol
The Ninth Circuit upheld a developer's conviction for bribing former Los Angeles City Councilor Jose Huizar to foil a challenge to a downtown project, ruling Thursday the district court didn't have to instruct jurors that the government had to prove the developer bribed Huizar to take a specific, official act.

Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- International government contracting agencies
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Buy American Act
- False Claims Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Trade Agreements Act
- ENFORCEMENT
- Procurement fraud actions
- Suspension and disbarment actions
- LITIGATION
- Bid protests
- Contract disputes
- Disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors
- Whistleblower suits
- Intellectual property issues
- Military contractor battlefield liability suits
- TRANSACTIONS
- Major government contract awards and bid solicitations
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of government contracts practices
Readership
- Government contracts lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys at government contractors
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals