Top Gov't Contracts Decisions of 2025: A Midyear Report

Government Contracts attorney Jeremy Burkhart was featured in a Law360 article discussing several key federal court and Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions shaping the government procurement landscape in 2025, including the ongoing debate over project labor agreement (PLA) requirements for large federal construction projects. Mr. Burkhart explained that although the U.S. Court of Federal Claims found the Biden-era PLA mandate anticompetitive and prompted agencies to temporarily remove PLA clauses from solicitations, subsequent legal challenges led the Trump Administration to support PLA use when practicable and cost-effective. He observed that this shifting stance may be aimed at appealing to blue-collar workers, a significant portion of the administration's base.

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