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Compliance into the Weeds: Leadership Failures at Ft. Hood, with Special Guest Diane St. Ives
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2020 OFCCP Refresh and Reset
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According to press reports, during his speech to industry leaders on acquisition reform on Friday, Nov. 7, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also plans to announce significant changes to the U.S. foreign military sales systems...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are pleased to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more
On October 9, 2025, the Senate passed its National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA; S. 2296) by a vote of 77 to 20. The GAIN AI Act, which would require chipmakers to give U.S. customers priority access...more
Effective October 1, 2025, Maryland House Bill 895, titled the Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act broadens the definition of “Uniformed Services” to include not only the Armed Forces, but also the...more
On October 7, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a fintech company’s motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action. The plaintiffs, both servicemembers, allege that the company’s...more
The U.S. Space Force is planning a competition for commercial maneuverable satellites to support the military’s Maneuverable Geosynchronous (GEO) program. The Maneuverable GEO program reportedly seeks to partner with a group...more
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has delivered a speech on the importance of hardwiring finance into national security. On 22 October 2025, Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct...more
On October 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Army announced the launch of the Janus Program, a next-generation nuclear energy initiative intended to deliver resilient and assured power for national defense installations...more
On October 1, the Democracy Forward Foundation, a nonprofit advocating for government transparency, filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),...more
The federal government's recent momentum toward deploying advanced nuclear technologies has brought renewed attention to a long-standing but often overlooked question: which agencies actually have the authority to build and...more
The House-passed continuing resolution (CR) failed for the ninth time Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 51-44. No one deviated from their previous votes. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bill Hagerty...more
Will a final rule issued by the Department of Defense on September 10, 2025 cause companies to rethink their compliance approach? The rule –relating to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program or CMMC – will...more
Directs the Secretary of Defense to use any available Fiscal Year 2025 funds to continue paying active duty and reserve military personnel during the ongoing lapse in appropriations....more
It’s a short work week in Washington, DC, given the Monday federal holiday, and the week is shaping up to be short on progress as well. The government has been shut down for 13 days, and both sides continue to dig in their...more
Both Chambers are now out of session. Stay tuned for further analysis next week. The Senate recessed last night and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, October 14, making it unlikely that military service members will...more
Both continuing resolutions (CRs) failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to reopen the government. The Democrat-backed CR (S. 2882) failed by a vote of 47-50, and the Republican-backed House CR (H.R. 5371) failed by a...more
The U.S. Space Force achieved a milestone for Space Domain Awareness (SDA) on September 30th by announcing that the Space Force has operationally accepted the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS). ATLAS is a...more
The government shutdown continues with no clear resolution in sight. On the afternoon of October 3, the Senate held another vote on continuing resolutions (CR) before heading into the weekend. ...more
Judge declines to halt Trump's National Guard plan yet, sets Thursday hearing - “A federal judge in Chicago today declined to immediately block the Trump administration's plans to deploy Illinois and Texas National Guard...more
On September 10, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) posted its final rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program for defense acquisitions. This new rule (acquisition rule) updates the...more
Defines any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the U.S.. Directs the Secretary of War and State Director of National Intelligence to create joint contingency plans with Qatar to respond to threats including diplomatic,...more
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a long-anticipated interim final rule (IFR) that will result in the most dramatic expansion of U.S. export control...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released an interim final rule that automatically applies Entity List and Military End User (“MEU”) List restrictions to any entity that is 50% or more...more
As aerospace and defense programs become increasingly reliant on complex, multitiered supply chains and emerging technologies, disputes over intellectual property, supply, pricing, and performance are on the rise....more
Europe’s defence sector is notoriously fragmented, but the EU is pushing to consolidate demand and supply as calls for “strategic autonomy” and “resilient supply chains” may reshape the boundaries of competition law. ...more