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Life Sciences Procurement Update: FY2025 NDAA Would Changes to Rules of Origin for Drugs

In July, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would make substantial changes to the rules for determining the “country of origin” of drugs for...more

Aerospace & Defense Insights | Part 2: Proposed cybersecurity FAR rules for government contractors

This publication presents Part 2 of our A&D Insights series covering the two recently proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council rules addressing (1) the standardization of cybersecurity contractual requirements...more

Aerospace & Defense Insights | Part 1: Proposed cybersecurity FAR rules for government contractors

Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more

Federal Grants & Buy America: OMB issues final guidance for federally funded infrastructure projects

On August 23, 2023, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its final guidance (“Guidance”) implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...more

U.S. government bans the use of TikTok under government contracts

On June 2, 2023, the U.S. Government issued an interim rule that bans the use of the popular social media application, TikTok, from government contracting. The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration...more

Aerospace and Defense Insights I Critical input needed: U.S. critical infrastructure asked to engage on proposed cyber reporting...

Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more

Aerospace & Defense Insights - Top cybersecurity developments for A&D companies

Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more

OIG report is critical of information security at academic and research contractors

On February 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report centered on ten academic and research institutions that develop military technologies. The OIG report focused on...more

The Department of Defense’s report on Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued its long-awaited report in response to last year’s Executive Order 14017, Securing America’s Supply Chains, which called for a comprehensive review of supply chains in critical...more

Task Force provides some flexibility for federal contractors regarding vaccine mandate requirements

On November 1, 2021, the Biden Administration issued several new frequently asked questions (FAQs) for federal contractors subject to the President’s executive order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for covered contractor...more

Task Force announces details of federal contractor vaccine mandate

The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) has issued its guidance (Guidance) regarding the COVID-19 safety protocols that federal contractors must implement under President Biden’s recent Executive Order 14042. The...more

New COVID-19 Executive Order Expands Requirements for U.S. Government Contractors

Late last week, in the latest step to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joseph R. Biden announced new Federal contractor employee vaccination requirements that are set to go into effect as of 15 October. The...more

White House announces COVID-19 safety measures for onsite federal contractors

On 29 July 2021, the Biden Administration announced a wave of White House programs to boost vaccination rates in the United States, including programs aimed directly at federal contractors. These initiatives, summarized in a...more

Proposed rule seeks to significantly strengthen U.S. Government “Buy American” requirements

On 30 July 2021, the FAR Council published a proposed rule to significantly strengthen “Buy American” requirements applicable to goods sold to the U.S. Government. The proposed rule promotes the procurement of goods,...more

Aerospace and Defense Insights - New Department of Defense rules significantly heighten cybersecurity compliance requirements

Through Aerospace and Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay...more

New government contracts and grants rules limit universities' ability to use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment

Federal contractors, including universities, will soon need to certify that they do not "use" telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by certain Chinese companies (including ZTE, Hikvision, and Huawei)...more

Aerospace and Defense Insights | Long-awaited Section 889 Part B interim rule issued

After much anticipation, on 14 July 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued an interim rule in the Federal Register that will implement Section 889(a)(1)(B) (Part B) of the fiscal year 2019 National...more

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Version 1.0 (CMMC v1.0)

What is CMMC? CMMC is a unified cybersecurity standard and certification program for all U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. On January 31, 2020, DoD’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition &...more

ADG Insights: Top 5 areas of False Claims Act risk for Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services companies

Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more

ADG Insights | NIST set to "enhance" contractor cybersecurity duties

Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more

ADG Insights: Cybersecurity and supply-chain developments and trends for companies that conduct business with the U.S. government

Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more

ADG Insights: Supply chain: Emerging issues for ADG companies in the U.S. government market - Supply Chain Series, Volume 2

Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. ...more

ADG Insights: U.S. government's increased efforts in supply chain integrity - Supply Chain Series, Volume 1

Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more

The Trump Administration Issues Its R&D Budget Priorities for FY 2020

On July 31, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney, and the Deputy Assistant to the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios, jointly issued a memorandum on “FY 2020...more

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