While the required use of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) in federal and state contracting appears to be on thin ice in the current political environment, contractors should still be cautious about compliance with applicable legal requirements. As the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kousisis v. U.S., 145 S.Ct. 1382 (2025) shows, the government retains powerful tools to prosecute procurement fraud cases related to the use of DBEs, even if the government accepts the work and the defendant did
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