“Suspension And Debarment: FY 2024 By the Numbers,” Law360

With federal fiscal year 2024 in the rearview mirror, it is again time to analyze the suspension and debarment activity in certain federal agencies.

This is the ninth year of this analysis, which seeks to fill the information vacuum using publicly available data from the System for Award Management.[1] This analysis is taken directly from the authoritative government database, in near-real time, to provide a better understanding of the enforcement climate facing government contractors.

Now for an important caveat. For the past nine years, this analysis has focused on a subset of federal agencies with suspension and debarment authority and a nexus to government contracting. This analysis excludes agencies focusing on issues and industries that are less relevant to the government contracts community in an attempt to be as targeted as possible.

This analysis, which will be explained in more detail below, shows two different trends.

First, the multiyear decline of suspensions and debarment for firms (companies with traditional indicia of being government contractors) and special entities (companies that do not appear to be contractors) has slowed. Their numbers still decreased, but by comparatively little.

And second, there is a sharp decline in suspensions and debarments of individuals — again.

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“Suspension And Debarment: FY 2024 By the Numbers,” Law360

With federal fiscal year 2024 in the rearview mirror, it is again time to analyze the suspension and debarment activity in certain federal agencies.

This is the ninth year of this analysis, which seeks to fill the information vacuum using publicly available data from the System for Award Management.[1] This analysis is taken directly from the authoritative government database, in near-real time, to provide a better understanding of the enforcement climate facing government contractors.

Now for an important caveat. For the past nine years, this analysis has focused on a subset of federal agencies with suspension and debarment authority and a nexus to government contracting. This analysis excludes agencies focusing on issues and industries that are less relevant to the government contracts community in an attempt to be as targeted as possible.

This analysis, which will be explained in more detail below, shows two different trends.

First, the multiyear decline of suspensions and debarment for firms (companies with traditional indicia of being government contractors) and special entities (companies that do not appear to be contractors) has slowed. Their numbers still decreased, but by comparatively little.

And second, there is a sharp decline in suspensions and debarments of individuals — again.

Read More

© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.

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