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A Glimpse Into the Crystal Ball: DOD, GSA, and NASA Publish Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.15.16

On June 9, 2016, the FAR Council published its semiannual regulatory agenda, announcing the publication dates of 17 FAR-related final provisions through the end of Fiscal Year 2016. Prominently featured on the list is the new Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces final rule, which is set to be published in August, along with numerous other rules affecting small business contracting, payment of subcontractors, contractor reporting requirements, and limits on allowable government contractor compensation costs.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.25.26

Twin Executive Orders Seek to Spur Quantum Leap in Technology and Cybersecurity

On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed two executive orders, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” (Quantum Security EO) and “Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation” (Quantum Innovation EO), marking the most significant federal action on quantum technology since the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act of 2022, which directed agencies to harden their information systems against quantum-enabled hacking. The orders seek to speed the development of quantum computers, which are advanced processors that can calculate multiple possibilities simultaneously and thus solve problems exponentially faster than traditional computers. At the same time, the orders look to protect against the danger that quantum technology can “break” traditional encryption by easily decoding it. Of particular note for government contractors, the Quantum Security EO directs agencies to update federal acquisition regulations to require contractors by 2031 to adopt information processing standards that resist quantum-enabled codebreaking....

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