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OMB Issues Final Buy America Rule and Guidance for Infrastructure Projects

On August 14, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a pre-publication version of final guidance implementing the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA).The guidance adds a new Part 184 in 2 C.F.R. and...more

‘No TikTok on Government Devices Act’—Implementation for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

On June 2, 2023, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council issued an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the No TikTok on Government...more

President Biden Signs Legislation to Tighten Restrictions on Potential Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting

On December 27, 2022, President Biden signed the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (P.L. 117-324 or the “Act”). The law aims to tighten regulations on potential organization conflicts...more

New Prohibition on Federal Purchases of Certain Semiconductor Products and Services

On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed the James N. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) into law. The statute prohibits federal agencies from purchasing covered semiconductor products...more

Changes Coming to DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification under CMMC 2.0

On November 17, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) previewing significant changes to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program.1 The...more

Corporate Transparency Act Establishes New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. and U.S.-Registered Foreign...

Key Points - Enacted as part of the 2021 NDAA, the Act will require companies with no prior anti-money laundering reporting requirements to submit beneficial ownership information to FinCEN. - FinCEN must issue...more

Section 889(a)(1)(B): Five Things to Know About the Interim Rule and a Roadmap for Compliance

- Akin Gump is hosting a Webinar tomorrow, August 6, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) to discuss Section 889, the implementing regulations, and the grant and loan restrictions also effective August 13, 2020. - On July 14, 2020,...more

CMMC and the Three “Cs”: Cost, Conflicts and Competition

A. Introduction and Key Take-Aways - The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program provides a metric for independent third parties to use in assessing and certifying the...more

New Proposed Grant Restrictions on Use of Certain Chinese Products and Services: OMB Proposes Guidance Implementing Grant...

Key Points - On January 22, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed changes to its grants and agreements regulations (2 CFR Part 200) to implement § 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...more

Agencies Release Interim Final Rule Implementing First Phase of 2019 NDAA Section 889

• On August 7, the DOD, GSA, and NASA released a prepublication version of an Interim Final Rule implementing paragraph (a)(1)(A) of § 889 of the 2019 NDAA. The rule is effective next Tuesday, August 13, 2019. • Among its...more

Three October Bid Protest Decisions That May Affect Your Business

• First, an awardee is responsible for keeping tabs on what happens in a protest of its award, or it may not be able to submit its own challenge if the protest is sustained. • Second, mere compliance with cybersecurity...more

Federal Court Temporarily Enjoins Parts of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order

Key points - - A federal district court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the labor law disclosure requirements and restrictions on certain predispute arbitration agreements under...more

Final Rule on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Revealed

Key Points - - While making some welcomed changes to the proposed rule, the final rule leaves many of the significant burdens and costs associated with requiring contractors and subcontractors to disclose various...more

Final Anti-Human Trafficking FAR and DFARS Rules Create Significant New Supply Chain Burdens and Liabilities for Government...

On January 29, 2015, the Department of Defense (DOD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) published the final anti-human trafficking rule amending the current...more

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