NDAA, Federal Pilot Programs

New DoD Pilot Program Could Boost Opportunities for Employee-Owned Businesses

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/3/2024

On May 30, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published a Proposed Rule to establish a Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses. The Proposed Rule would benefit contractors that are...more

Continuing an Annual Tradition, the NDAA Contains PFAS Provisions of Note

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/20/2023

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 2670), which authorizes expenditures for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD or Department), passed the House of Representatives on Dec. 14, 2023, and is headed to...more

Silicon Valley Meets Washington, D.C.: DOD's CSO Authority Is Here to Stay

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/18/2023

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has finalized a proposed rule authorizing the acquisition of commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures known as a "commercial solutions opening"...more

Key Provisions in the House's 2024 NDAA Impacting Federal Contractors

Holland & Hart LLP on 7/21/2023

On June 30, 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670 (Rep. No. 118-125) (the “NDAA”)....more

Commercial Solutions Openings Are Here to Stay: What That Means for Federal Contractors

Venable LLP on 2/13/2023

On January 31, 2023, the Department of Defense proposed amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to enshrine regulations surrounding commercial solutions openings (CSOs). The proposal would...more

DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program Drops “Pilot” From Title as the NDAA Codifies the Initiative

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 12/23/2022

On December 15, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2023 by an 83-11 vote. The annual legislation changes U.S. defense agencies’ policies and regulations and provides...more

DoD Launches ESOP Pilot: Sole Source Follow-On Contracts Limited to Nine Entities

Maynard Nexsen on 11/29/2022

Recently, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a memorandum to launch a pilot program that will enable certain contractors owned under an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) to receive sole source follow-on awards....more

DOD Issues Guidance for ESOP Pilot Program

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/22/2022

On November 8, 2022, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a memorandum that provides details on a pilot program that allows government contractors owned 100% by an S-corporation employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to...more

ESOPs Have Opportunity to Shape DOD Pilot Program on Sole Source Follow-On Contracts

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/13/2022

In late 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022 NDAA) included a first-of-its-kind provision that authorized a pilot program through which businesses that are owned 100% by an employee stock...more

New Legislation Benefiting 100% ESOP-Owned Defense Contractors

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 1/13/2022

For over 20 years, Congress has provided powerful incentives for S corporations to sponsor employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) through the tax code provisions that exempt all of the income of a 100% ESOP-owned S...more

ESOP Client Alert – Game Changer: 100% ESOP-Owned Government Contractors Eligible for Sole Source Awards on Follow-On Contracts

Kaufman & Canoles on 1/7/2022

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) owned government contractors received a holiday gift last week when President Biden, on December 27, 2021, signed the National Defense Authorization Act (the “NDAA”)....more

Thinking Outside the Box: Last Call for Input Regarding DoD's Evaluation and Valuation of IP

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/26/2021

Late last year in the Holland & Knight blog post, "DOD's New IP Rules May Impact Contractors' Rights in Computer Software and Technical Data," the firm reported on new intellectual property (IP) rules proposed by the U.S....more

New Treasury Department Whistleblower Reward Program Targets Foreign Corruption

Jones Day on 1/18/2021

The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act ("KARRA") authorizes a U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") pilot program aimed at rewarding whistleblowers who provide information leading to the restraint, seizure, forfeiture, or...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/5/2019

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - Small Business Administration – SBA issued a rule extending the 504 Loan Program Rural Initiative Pilot Program (504 Rural Pilot) through September 30, 2021. The 504 Rural...more

The FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Watch For

Perkins Coie on 7/17/2019

Congress is moving closer toward passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although key differences remain between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the legislation is ultimately...more

Environmental Deconfliction 2019: The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019

WilmerHale on 3/13/2019

As in prior years, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 contains a variety of provision setting U.S. Department of Defense priorities for energy, environmental, and natural resource issues. These...more

2019 NDAA Analysis: Changes Affecting Small Businesses and the SBIR Program

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/23/2019

This is the first blog post in a series analyzing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on August 13, 2018. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in the near future from...more

The Emerging List of "Emerging and Foundational Technologies"

Jones Day on 11/26/2018

The Situation: On November 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce")'s Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking ("Notice") that seeks public comments for defining...more

Treasury Requires Mandatory Filings for Foreign Investments in Specified US Businesses

WilmerHale on 10/17/2018

On October 10, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury launched a significant pilot program to implement part of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) while final rules are being crafted. The pilot...more

The CFIUS Reform Legislation—FIRRMA—Will Become Law on August 13, 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/13/2018

CFIUS will continue to have broad jurisdiction to conduct national security reviews of foreign investments that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. When regulations implementing FIRRMA become effective within...more

Government Continues Cautious Approach to Blockchain Technology

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/20/2018

The potential security benefits of blockchain technology have received a great deal of media attention. The federal government has initiated several exploratory programs to study the application of blockchain to its...more

SBA Seeks Information on Proposed Subcontractor Past Performance Pilot Program

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/30/2018

Past performance information is a key indicator of an offeror’s ability to successfully perform a contract and is required to be considered by agencies when making most types of contract awards. Many small businesses,...more

Contractors Beware: The 2018 NDAA Ushers In New Changes Affecting IP Rights

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2018

The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA” or “Act”) includes changes that could make the Department of Defense (“DoD”) a more effective and knowledgeable purchaser of Intellectual Property (“IP”) and promote more...more

2018 NDAA Analysis: Signals Towards the Federal Government’s Growing Interest in Blockchain Technology

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/2/2018

This is the seventh blog post in a series analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on December 12, 2017. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in...more

2017, We Hardly Knew You: A Look Ahead to 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/28/2017

Taking over as editors of Holland & Knight’s Government Contracts Blog has been a labor, but it has been a labor of love. Like the rest of the Government Contracts Team, we are passionate about staying on top of the latest...more

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