Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and nontraditional approaches to procurement are once again areas of legislative focus for Congress in the recently passed Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),...more
12/23/2021
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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Cybersecurity, supply chain risks, data rights, software acquisitions, and cost or pricing data are among the procurement-related issues targeted in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which...more
12/23/2019
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Bid Protests ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Rights ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
E-Commerce ,
Fixed Price Contracts ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
Effective October 1, 2019, a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)...more
10/2/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
LPTA ,
Source Selection Authority (SSA)
In an interim rule published on August 13, 2019, the U.S. government revised the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to prohibit federal agencies from acquiring telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided...more
8/15/2019
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
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Huawei ,
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New Rules ,
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Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
US Trade Policies
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
7/17/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Rights ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
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Fixed Price Contracts ,
GAO ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
SBA ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) proposed to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) on December 4, 2018, to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) procurements.
The...more
12/21/2018
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Defense Aquistion Regulations ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
LPTA ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
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Public Comment ,
Service Contracts ,
Source Selection Authority (SSA)
In the last decade or so, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been, in the words of the Section 809 Panel, an “unattractive customer to large and small firms with innovative, state-of-the-art solutions.” Among other...more
6/25/2018
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Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NDAA ,
New Rules ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration