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On July 8, 2024, House Speaker Johnson (R-LA) announced that he would bring the BioSecure Act (H.R. 8333) to the floor for a vote in the Fall. The bill, introduced earlier this year, seeks to halt federal contracts with...more
The US Supreme Court on June 28 overruled longstanding precedent and expanded the ability of government contractors to challenge agency interpretations and applications of certain statutes. In Loper Bright Enterprises v....more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 6, 2024, published a Final Rule (the Rule) to eliminate self-certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) whose federal government contracts...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more
On May 30, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published a Proposed Rule to establish a Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses. The Proposed Rule would benefit contractors that are...more
If you happen to be a government contractor and are contemplating additions to your Summer reading list, consider adding the FAR Council’s May 3, 2024 advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) to the mix. The ANPR,...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), the body charged with drafting the regulations affecting government contracts, recently released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking outlining how it will...more
Earlier this month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
On December 22, 2023, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. No. 118-31, 137 Stat. 136 (2023) (NDAA 2024) went into effect. Among other things, NDAA 2024 includes a provision phasing out...more
Class Deviation Prohibits DoD from Requiring Contractors to Disclose Emissions - Over the past two years, the FAR Council has been working to develop a rule that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to...more
In response to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a class deviation postponing the proposed requirement to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. On November 14, 2022, the...more
In this episode of our Eyes on Washington Podcast Special Miniseries about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), national security attorney Dan Sennott sits down with corporate and securities attorney David Cole and...more
From adjustments to terminations, it’s important for government contractors to understand lessons learned from 2023 contract claims and appeals decisions and how these decisions could affect their approach to cases in 2024....more
House Passes $460 Billion Package of Spending Bills. Senate Expected to Act Before Shutdown Deadline, Federal News Network - The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money...more
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), signed into law on December 22, 2023, signals significant changes across the defense acquisition and contracting landscape. These changes are poised...more
Proposed federal legislation known as the BIOSECURE Act is being considered in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate....more
Federal employees as well as people who work for companies that contract with the government have access to important information about the goods and services that the contractor is providing. In some cases, that information...more
We continue to track developments affecting government contractor cybersecurity and supply chains, as the federal government churns out proposals and rules. Wiley’s supply chain, cyber, government contracts, and national...more
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (“NDAA”), signed into law on December 26, 2023, contains a number of important changes to federal procurement law and policy....more
Aerospace, defense, and security businesses are subject to a myriad of regulations and operational requirements that are constantly changing. These include things like SBA rules for credit for small businesses and...more
Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent policy and legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. The federal government took several noteworthy actions in the...more
On December 22, 2023, President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (“NDAA” or the “Act”). This year’s NDAA authorizes a total of $883.7 billion to address the most...more
The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY2024 NDAA”) continues the national security imperative to enhance the country’s scientific and technological developments and to adopt emerging technologies and...more