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Not So Fast – GSA Implements New SAM Registration Requirements After Fraudulent Activity

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.17.18

Following fraudulent activity in the System for Award Management (SAM), the General Services Administration (GSA) is implementing new requirements for registration in SAM.  Effective March 22, 2018, new entities to SAM are now required to submit a notarized letter identifying their authorized Entity Administrator before a new SAM registration is activated, and beginning April 27, 2018, entities with existing SAM registrations will also be required to submit this notarized letter to confirm the authorized Entity Administrator before current SAM registrations are updated or renewed.

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On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling in Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, negating the President’s ability to impose tariffs under IEEPA. The case stemmed from President Trump’s invocation of IEEPA to levy tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, China, and other countries, citing national emergencies. Challengers argued—and the Court agreed—that IEEPA does not delegate tariff authority to the President. The power to tariff is vested in Congress by the Constitution and cannot be delegated to the President absent express authority from Congress....