On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) calling for a sweeping review of government contracts over the next 30 days and directing that contracts be terminated or modified to reduce overall federal...more
2/28/2025
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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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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Rights ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
E-Commerce ,
Fixed Price Contracts ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
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Mentor-Protege Program ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
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Trump Administration
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 ,
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DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
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Fixed Price Contracts ,
GAO ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
SBA ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule on December 4, 2018, to implement, among other things, certain provisions of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) of 2016 and 2017. The proposed rule,...more
1/24/2019
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HUBZone ,
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SDVOSB ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Small Business ,
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WOSB
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 ,
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Trump Administration