Podcast: President Biden's Use of the Defense Production Act - Diagnosing Health Care
Nota Bene Episode 84: Organizational Integrity in the Post-Pandemic Enforcement Environment
On June 6, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a declaration of emergency (the Declaration) that paves the way for a 24-month moratorium on new duties on solar imports. The Declaration was a direct response to the turmoil in...more
Today, the Biden Administration took two separate, complementary actions in a response to intense political pressure arising from the ongoing dispute between domestic solar project developers and domestic solar module...more
One year after declaring a state of emergency in California due to COVID-19, the California Governor issued a new Executive Order lifting pricing restrictions on most categories of products previously subject to California’s...more
Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information for our clients and friends....more
The gravity of the pandemic is palpable, and seemingly constant news about it is hard to escape, with recent reports including updates on the availability of vaccines, the changing scope of various stay-at-home orders, and...more
Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information to our clients and friends. ...more
Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information to our clients and friends....more
New Jersey has been actively enforcing its price gouging law almost since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. As the state of emergency continues, Deputy Attorneys General (DAGs) appear to be expanding the ambit of...more
Covid-19 has changed our way of life. Meeting old friends, dinner with the parents, a first date for our single friends, have all been forbidden, arguably making some of our favorite pastimes criminal. In places like Santa...more
COVID-19 has presented countless challenges since it began to spread unchecked across the United States. Among those challenges are severe shortages of cleaning, medical, and food supplies....more
In the wake of the (coronavirus) COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies are starting to use their delegated authority under the Defense Production Act ("DPA"), 50 U.S.C. § 4511 and the related Executive Order 12919 to place...more
After first invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) on March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump has taken several actions to formally deploy the authorities we discussed in our March 20, 2020, client alert, “President Trump...more
The coronavirus creates unique challenges for companies doing business with the government. Some pressing issues and questions include: (1) what to do if your company cannot continue performance of a government contract; (2)...more
On March 18, President Trump announced that he will invoke the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), 50 U.S.C. § 4501 et seq., to cope with shortfalls of essential medical supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more
As the pandemic worsens, more and more hospitals and medical providers are experiencing shortfalls of critical supplies, including ventilators, face shields, and masks. Those with 3D printers and idle manufacturing centers...more
President Donald Trump announced that he intends to invoke the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The DPA grants the executive branch of the federal government broad...more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order paving the way for the government to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to prioritize and compel production of materials required to respond to the COVID-19...more
COVID-19 Grips Federal Policymakers. Like the rest of the country, lawmakers and regulators spent much of this week grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 virus. Below is a quick rundown of the various responses from...more
As policy-makers and industry look for responses to the COVID-19 crisis, one tool is in plain sight: the Defense Production Act of 1950 (the “DPA”). The DPA, already on the books, is tailor-made for the national effort...more
Government needs are expanding rapidly and we expect they will continue to do so throughout this pandemic. Solicitations for products, services, and research and development efforts can be found at beta.SAM.gov using the...more