On December 1, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (comprised of both the civilian and military acquisition regulatory councils) issued the final FAR rule on “Effective Communication between Government and...more
Fiscal Year 2023 started on October 1 and, without a final set of Department of Defense (DoD) authorizations and appropriations, the DoD currently is operating under continuing resolution. A version of the National Defense...more
10/21/2022
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Drones ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
It’s September 24, 2020, and the 2020 fiscal year ends at the stroke of midnight on September 30th. Back in July, the House and Senate had passed their respective versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more
The saga of what is prohibited and what is covered by an exception to the National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2019, Section 889 prohibition on the use or delivery of covered telecommunications and video surveillance...more
9/3/2020
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Data Security ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NASA ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Supply Chain ,
Surveillance ,
Telecommunications
Government contractors have been closely watching developments in the implementation of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019, which bans government contractors’ use and provision of...more
8/17/2020
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Huawei ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
NDAA ,
Supply Chain ,
Surveillance ,
Telecommunications
On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued an interim final rule intended to clarify the scope and application of the requirements set forth in Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the FY2019 National...more
8/3/2020
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Goods or Services ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Strict Compliance ,
Supply Chain ,
Surveillance ,
Telecommunications
On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued an interim final rule intended to clarify the scope and application of the requirements set forth in Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the FY2019 National...more
Implementing Section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA FY ‘20), on July 5, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) amended the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to...more
Preparing the defense budget is not an easy thing. Typically, the goal is to have the bills passed by the House and Senate, and then to go into conference to resolve differences and develop a single bill that can pass through...more
7/9/2020
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Research and Development ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
House Version Still in Committee -
Preparing the defense budget is not an easy thing. Typically, the goal is to have the bills passed by the House and Senate, and then to go into conference to resolve differences and...more
Continuing threats to the supply chain pose increasing risks to our national security. The new interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule published on August 13, 2019, seeks to address certain of these threats by...more
8/24/2019
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Due Diligence ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Huawei ,
Interim Rule ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Comment ,
Supply Chain ,
Surveillance ,
Telecommunications ,
US Trade Policies ,
Waivers