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    <title>Government Contracts Blog</title>
    <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/blogs/government-contracts-blog</link>
    <description>Welcome to the Holland &amp;amp; Knight Government Contracts Blog, featuring news, observations and analysis related to government contracting. We tackle not only the "hot" topics receiving widespread attention within the government contracting community, but at times lesser-known topics or unique perspectives that we hope will be of interest to our readers.</description>
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      <title>U.S. Army's Strategic Capital Initiative Gains Momentum</title>
      <description>Andy Emerson, Gordon Griffin, Ike Blanton, Taite R. McDonald, Mike R. Wakefield</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/10/us-armys-strategic-capital-initiative-gains-momentum</link>
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      <title>D.C. Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Anthropic from DOW Supply Chain Under FASCSA</title>
      <description>Amy L. Fuentes, David S. Black, Ann E. McRitchie, Tanner N. Slaughter, Marissa C. Serafino</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/dc-circuit-upholds-exclusion-of-anthropic-from-dow-supply-chain</link>
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      <title>The Pentagon's New Program to Help Companies Obtain a Facility Security Clearance</title>
      <description>Emmalyn McCarthy, Jeremy D. Burkhart, Hillary J. Freund</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/the-pentagons-new-program-to-help-companies-obtain-a-facility-security</link>
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      <title>DOW Memo Signals Major Push Toward Commercial Accounting, Fixed Pricing and Faster Acquisition</title>
      <description>Joseph Sopcisak, Amy L. Fuentes, Chris Nagel, Christopher M. Jaarda, Mike R. Wakefield, Anne M. Delmare</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/dow-memo-signals-major-push-toward-commercial-accounting</link>
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      <title>DOJ Revises Justice Manual, Addressing Sub-Regulatory Guidance and &lt;em&gt;Qui Tam&lt;/em&gt; Dismissal Authority</title>
      <description>Megan Mocho, Laura A. Supple, Haaleh Katouzian, Emily Robey-Phillips, Ashley Akers, Meredith S. Auten, Steven A. Block, John L. Brownlee, Anne M. Delmare, Leila S. George-Wheeler, John C. Grugan, Andrew Solinger, Michael W. Stockham, Samantha R. Miller</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/doj-revises-justice-manual-addressing-sub-regulatory-guidance</link>
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      <title>Senate NDAA Provision Seeks to Restrict Defense Industry Stock Buybacks, Shareholder Dividends</title>
      <description>Christopher M. Jaarda, Amy L. Fuentes, Chris Nagel, Jason Klitenic, Mike R. Wakefield</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/senate-ndaa-provision-seeks-to-restrict-defense-industry-stock</link>
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      <title>DOE Seeks Public Comment on Bulk-Power System Executive Order</title>
      <description>Willie L. Phillips Jr., Brendan H. Connors, Ronan J. Gulstone, Mark C. Kalpin, Graham T. Coates, Paul F. Forshay, Taite R. McDonald, Nic Martell, Adena T. Goza, Beth A. Viola, Molly Ross, Max Porter</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/doe-seeks-public-comment-on-bulk-power-system-executive-order</link>
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      <title>Mobile SCIF Network Will Expand Classified Opportunities for Cleared Contractors</title>
      <description>Jeremy D. Burkhart, Emmalyn McCarthy, John McAdams, Meital Stavinsky, Libby Bloxom</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/mobile-scif-network-will-expand-classified-opportunities</link>
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      <title>Tick Tock – The Wait Is Over: Eleventh Circuit Upholds FCA &lt;em&gt;Qui Tam&lt;/em&gt; Constitutionality</title>
      <description>Jessica R. Sievert, Tamra Harris, Meredith S. Auten, Eddie A. Jauregui</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/09/tick-tock-the-wait-is-over-eleventh-circuit-upholds-fca</link>
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      <title>SBA Publishes Final Rule Eliminating Long-Standing Notice and Comment Procedures</title>
      <description>Robert K. Tompkins, Hillary J. Freund, Amy L. Fuentes, Richard Ariel, Susannah L. Gilmore, Emmalyn McCarthy</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/sba-publishes-final-rule-eliminating-long-standing-notice-and-comment</link>
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      <title>SBA Proposes Sweeping Overhaul of Small Business Size Standards</title>
      <description>Amy L. Fuentes, David S. Black, Gregory R. Hallmark, David S. Cole, Lauren Marquez Benny, Andrew C. Erickson, Fernando Tevez Butler, Carolyn Weeks, Robert K. Tompkins, Hillary J. Freund, Jeremy D. Burkhart, Leila S. George-Wheeler, Susannah L. Gilmore</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/sba-proposes-sweeping-overhaul-of-small-business-size-standards</link>
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      <title>DOJ Announces Enforcement Priorities for National Fraud Enforcement Division</title>
      <description>Eddie A. Jauregui, Jessica R. Sievert, Meredith S. Auten, Ashley Akers, Megan Mocho, Peter Hardy</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/doj-announces-enforcement-priorities-for-national-fraud</link>
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      <title>SBA Publishes Final Rule Removing Presumption of Social Disadvantage for 8(a) Program</title>
      <description>Robert K. Tompkins, Jeremy D. Burkhart, Hillary J. Freund, Susannah L. Gilmore, Emmalyn McCarthy</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/sba-publishes-final-rule-removing-presumption-of-social-disadvantage</link>
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      <title>New DOJ-DHS Trade Enforcement Guidance: What Companies Need to Know</title>
      <description>Ashley Akers, John L. Brownlee, Samantha R. Miller, Madeline Schonberger</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/new-doj-dhs-trade-enforcement-guidance-what-companies-need-to-know</link>
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      <title>DOW Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements</title>
      <description>Amy L. Fuentes, Chris Nagel, David S. Black, Ryan Letson, Holly A. Roth, Fernando Tevez Butler</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/07/dow-suspends-cmmc-phase-ii-requirements</link>
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      <title>New Rules, New Risks: What the 2026 RCFC Amendments Mean for Bid Protests and Contract Claims</title>
      <description>Amy L. Fuentes, Tanner N. Slaughter, John McAdams</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/07/new-rules-new-risks-what-the-2026-rcfc-amendments-mean</link>
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      <title>Department of War Updates Section 1260H Chinese Military Companies List</title>
      <description>Tim Kobes, Tahlia Townsend, Matt Rosenbaum, Charles E. Borden, Samuel Brown, Anne M. Delmare, John McAdams, Molly B. O'Casey, Tanner N. Slaughter, Ben R. Smith</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/07/department-of-war-updates-section-1260h</link>
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      <title>The New OTA Authority for Military Construction</title>
      <description>Jeremy D. Burkhart, Gregory H. Koger, Mike R. Wakefield</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/07/the-new-ota-authority-for-military-construction</link>
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