Adrienne K. Jackson ([email protected])
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Mandating Fixed-Price Contracting in Federal Procurement
On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting,” directing executive branch agencies to make fixed-price contracts the default and preferred method of federal procurement. But the EO not only establishes a priority for fixed-price contracts; it mandates re
U.S. Expands Cuba Sanctions: Analysis of New Executive Order and Early Designations
President Trump’s Executive Order 14404 significantly expands U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba by creating a new sanctions regime that operates alongside existing Cuba sanctions, broadening the scope of sanctionable activities, and introducing secondary sanctions risks for foreign financial institutions. The executive order, coupled with a series of recent desi