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Washington Rewrites the Rules of Federal Contracting. The Real Test Lands August 28.

An April executive order is pushing the U.S. government toward fixed-price contracts, shifting more financial risk from taxpayers to contractors. One major deadline has already passed. The next — August 28 — could have bigger consequences for companies bidding for federal work. For decades, the U.S. government has used different types of contracts depending on […]

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UK Steel Act: British Steel Brought into Public Ownership

The UK Government has brought British Steel into public ownership following the passage of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026. The legislation received Royal Assent on 15 July 2026, giving the Government powers to transfer the shares or property of a steel undertaking into public ownership where it considers the action necessary in the public

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