Podcast - Navigating M&A Due Diligence: Safeguarding Security Clearances
Podcast - Change Condition Packages: Tips for Cleared Contractors
Podcast - Corporate Documents in the Context of Clearances
Navigating Personnel Security Clearances (PCLs)
Cybersecurity Insights: Updates on CMMC Implementation and CUI Identification
What Is an FCL and How Do I Obtain One?
Protecting Our Nation’s Data: Cybersecurity Compliance for Government Contractors
Intellectual Property In Department of Defense Contracting
The When, Where, Why and How of CMMC with Fernando Machado
Podcast - The State of Contractor Cybersecurity with Katie Arrington
What Do the Newly Released CMMC 2.1 Documents Mean?
Podcast - Third-Party Assessments and NIST SP 800-171
Third-Party Assessments and NIST SP 800-171
Cybersecurity for Government Contractors: Success Through Compliance Readiness
Overcoming the Inflation Crisis: The Ins and Outs of Inflation Relief for DOD Contractors
[Podcast] NSA Cybersecurity Services for Defense Contractors
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 2- Cybersecurity, the Department of Defense, and the Private Sector/Government Contracting
2022 NDAA: Important Considerations for Government Contractors
Compliance Into The Weeds - Retreat on DoD Cybersecurity for Contractors
On April 16, 2024, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law significant amendments to the PFAS in Products Law. Initially passed in 2021, the PFAS in Products Law required manufacturers of products with intentionally added...more
General Services Administration (GSA) Final Rule: GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), Removing Small Disadvantaged Business Program Requirements to Align with the FAR - On February 15, GSA published a Final Rule amending...more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO), which issues directives to over 20 federal agencies, with the deadline for implementation spanning...more
Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, and emerging mobility...more
Artificial intelligence wins big in President Biden’s FY 2024 budget request with billions in new funding proposed for AI-related research, hardware, software and services at the departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland...more
In November, the federal government announced the expansion of its Procurement Collusion Strike Force with the addition of four new members — the offices of inspectors general at the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S....more
SBA Proposes Revisions to Ownership and Control Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program - As PilieroMazza noted, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact...more
Evaluates Defense Industrial Base Supply Chains and Outlines Strategic Investments in Vital National Security Items - This is the first in a series of client alerts that will be published in the near future regarding...more
Reports identify weaknesses and introduce plans to strengthen certain critical supply chains - On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration released a Plan to Revitalize American Manufacturing and Secure Critical Supply...more
On February 24, 2022, seven cabinet agencies published reports in response to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14017 with assessments of and recommendations for strengthening certain critical U.S. supply chains....more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA HUBZone “Legacy Employee” Grace Period Ends: 3 Changes Affecting Recertification in 2022, February 14, 2022 - As part of sweeping changes to the HUBZone rules in the 2019 Final Rule, SBA...more
On February 15, 2022, the Biden Administration announced significant new initiatives to advance cleaner manufacturing sectors in the United States. These actions will support U.S. climate goals, competitiveness in the...more
The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more
On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (see recent alert here). The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an...more
On February 24, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14017, “Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains,” requiring a review of global supply chains that support key U.S. industries in an attempt to improve supply...more
On March 23, 2021, The House Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure held a remote hearing titled: “The Interaction Between the Paycheck Protection Program and Federal Acquisition Regulations: What It...more
Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and importers have often struggled with communicating product hazards to downstream employees and users, due to complex hazard communication requirements in international standards, as...more
Calls for Significant Changes To Federal Domestic Preference Policy, Waivers, and Buy American Eligibility - President Biden signed an executive order (order or EO) on January 25, 2021, to direct more spending of the...more
Below, please find a summary of recent federal government activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress - On Tuesday, after returning from the August recess, Senate Republicans unveiled a “targeted” COVID...more
The EO directs federal agencies to invoke available emergency powers to expedite environmental review and permitting of infrastructure projects. A recent Executive Order by President Trump directs agencies to expedite...more
The U.S. Government spends billions annually on procuring goods and services, frequently using streamlined methods. As one of the largest owners and lessees of real property in the country, the U.S. Government may be an...more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Submits Comment on the Preliminary Draft for the NIST Privacy Framework - On October 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House and Senate stand in recess during the week of July 4th, and will return to action the following week....more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - The 116th Congress. The 116th Congress begins its first full week of activity with the House floor activity focused upon completion of its rules package, continued debate...more
• The pipeline sector is a crucial aspect of the nation's economic and national security. While the sector has a host of regulators on various aspects of the industry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S....more