On July 23, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed A4085 (the Fair Price Protection Act) into law, which prohibits companies from charging consumers different prices for groceries based on their personal data. New Jersey will join New York, Connecticut, and Maryland in imposing prohibitions and requirements on the use of personal data in determining…

On July 7, 2026, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted draft Guidelines 02/2026 on Anonymisation (“Guidelines”), updating a 2014 Opinion on Anonymization Techniques. While the EDPB maintains a cautious approach to anonymization, the new Guidelines appear to offer a more structured and practical framework for assessing whether information can be considered anonymous. The Guidelines are open for public consultation until October 30, 2026.

A recent Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) decision shows that with the right facts, the government’s failure to award a follow-on Small Business Innovation Research Program (“SBIR”) contract can be challenged at COFC.

In Strategi Consulting, LLC v. United States, the protester, Strategi, alleged that the Air Force improperly failed to award Strategi a Phase III contract for its SBIR work while assigning that Phase III work to other contractors.  The Air Force moved to dismiss, asserting that (1) there was no “procurement” and therefore COFC lacked jurisdiction under the Tucker Act, (2) the protest was barred by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (“FASA”) because it related to a task order award, and (3) Strategi’s arguments lacked redressability. 

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On October 4, 2026, more than 150 million Brazilian voters will cast their votes in first-round elections for a new president and all state governors, and will also elect all members of the House of Deputies, two-thirds of the Federal Senate, and state-level representatives. Brazil is the second-largest democracy in the Western Hemisphere,…

On July 28, 2026, the FCC added foreign-produced power inverters and advanced robotic devices to its Covered List, following determinations by an executive branch interagency body that they pose “unacceptable risks” to the national security of the United States. The new additions continue a string of decisions placing entire categories of foreign-produced devices on…

A number of states have recently acted to introduce new limitations on employers’ use of restrictive covenants, continuing a trend of tightening up on employers’ options for protecting their confidential information, especially in the use of non-competition agreements.  On July 1, 2026, Tennessee and Virginia implemented expansive restrictions on non-competes for employees earning less than certain wage thresholds.  And, earlier this year, Washington passed a near total ban on non-competes, which is set to take effect June 30, 2027.  In addition, Maine, New Hampshire, and Utah recently enacted non-compete restrictions applicable to the healthcare and veterinarian medicine industries.  Below is a roundup on these restrictive covenant updates. 

Last December, we previewed the significant cost accounting and pricing data disclosure changes contained in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), including Section 1804(c)’s increase to the threshold governing the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Statute (formerly the Truth in Negotiations Act, and still commonly called “TINA”).  That change is no longer on the horizon: it is here.  The FY 2026 NDAA was signed into law on December 18, 2025, and the higher TINA threshold has taken effect for contracts entered into after June 30, 2026. This post focuses on what that means, in practical terms, for prime contractors and subcontractors.

Over the last month, we have issued multiple client alerts outlining developments related to the Chinese military company covered lobbyist prohibition enacted by Section 851 of the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025, codified at 10 U.S.C. § 4663. This is a follow-up to those prior alerts to address…