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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

Bipartisan Bill Would Require Federal Regulators to Create “Risk-Focused Examination and Review” Processes for Cryptocurrency...

Troutman Pepper on 7/26/2023

On July 13, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to examine the...more

At Long Last...The FAR Catches up on Limitations on Subcontracting!

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 8/19/2021

On August 10, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued a final rule, revising the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) relating to the limitations on prime contractors’ ability to subcontract on small business...more

Congress Amends Exchange Act Of 1934 To Address Disgorgement Penalties In Defense Spending Bill

Polsinelli on 2/4/2021

The New Year is still young, but major changes are already afoot in securities enforcement as Congress amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) on January 1, 2021. It was easy to miss these changes to the...more

Defense Bill Significantly Bolsters SEC’s Disgorgement Authority

BCLP on 2/2/2021

The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) became law on January 1, 2021 after Congress overrode a presidential veto of the legislation. While the NDAA appropriates funds for defense-related activities and the...more

DoD Formally Increases 8(a) Sole-Source Threshold to $100 Million

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/13/2020

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued a formal amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase the threshold for requiring contracting agencies to issue sole-source...more

DoD Issues a Limitations on Subcontracting Class Deviation; FAR Revisions Proposed

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/6/2018

More than five years after Congress directed the Executive Branch to change the way small business contract performance requirements are calculated, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

Breaking: The VA Issues a Final Rule Amending Its Veteran-Owned Small Business Guidelines

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/25/2018

More than eight months after issuing its proposed rules, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finally issued the long awaited final rule amending its Veteran-Owned Small Business Guidelines. The final rule amends...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/14/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA - Backlash to SBA Regulatory Research Contract Is Growing - Critics are raising significant concerns about the award of a federal contract to study regulatory costs to two researchers whose...more

Congress Makes Confusing Changes to the VA's Verification Program

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/21/2017

The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), Pub. L. No. 114-328, which was signed into law on December 23, 2016, contains several notable changes to the current structure of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’...more

GAO Loses Jurisdiction Over Task Order Protests Valued at More Than $10 Million

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/3/2016

Government contractors hoping to challenge a civilian agency’s award of a task or delivery order may be out of luck, at least temporarily. Prior to September 30, 2016, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) had...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2015 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/28/2015

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts - The Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Acquisition Regulations System, proposed a...more

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