On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order (“EO”) entitled “Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers.” Perhaps by design, it signals widespread review of the...more
8/5/2020
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
LCA ,
OMB ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Subcontractors ,
Trade Adjustment Assistance ,
Trump Administration
For several years, we have witnessed the emergence of a statutory and regulatory framework to tighten controls on the export of emerging and critical technology, as well as the review of inward foreign investment into said...more
1/6/2020
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
ITAR ,
NDAA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
As we stated last month, further restrictions are afoot on the use of Chinese technology in federal acquisitions. An Interim Rule issued by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National...more
Etymology, particularly the Greek or Latin roots of words, aids our understanding in much the same way as root cause analysis does. The Greek word for disclosure is αποκάλυψη, transliterated to apokálypsi, or “apocalypse.”...more
12/23/2016
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disqualification ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
ITAR ,
Penalties ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The United States Department of Defense promulgated an “interim” rule, effective August 26, 2015, which placed imposing and costly burdens on all DoD contractors and subcontractors (including small businesses and commercial...more
11/6/2015
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Interim Rule ,
Popular ,
Subcontractors