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WHAT: A new interim rule prohibits contractors from delivering or using covered articles and sources that are subject to exclusion or removal orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018...more
The federal government's most recent TikTok ban is both simple and complex. The prohibition bans federal contractors from using or even installing the TikTok app on covered information technology (IT) devices....more
The General Services Administration (GSA) amended the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations (GSAR) via an interim rule (Rule) – effective June 30, 2021 – to incorporate disclosure obligations of foreign...more
We recently wrote about “Phase 2” of the federal contract mandate, effective August 13, 2020, that prohibits federal prime contractors from using equipment, systems, or services provided by certain Chinese entities “as a...more
The new regulations prohibit government agencies from entering into, extending, or renewing a contract with contractors if they use any equipment, system, or service that uses certain Chinese telecommunications equipment or...more
Client Alert: As of August 13, 2020, federal contractors using equipment, systems, or services provided by certain Chinese entities “as a substantial or essential component” of any of the federal contractor’s systems, or as a...more
The US Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (together, federal agencies) issued earlier this week a long awaited set of interim...more
New rules and developments continue to proliferate as the U.S. government seeks to minimize supply chain threats and cybersecurity risks. For contract awards issued after August 13, 2020, prime contractors must conduct a...more
On July 10, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council released a prepublication version of an interim rule, FAR Case 2019-009 (the “Interim Rule”), amending the FAR to prohibit federal agencies from contracting...more
This Interim Rule follows the Proposed Rule on filing fees published by the Committee on March 9, 2020...The Interim Rule also implements one of the last remaining changes to the CFIUS process initiated by the Foreign...more
The January 13, 2020, regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), to implement the Foreign Risk Review...more
After a few years of debating and making into law, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) took effect on Feb. 13,...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
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which acts as the chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued interim rules (“Interim Rules”)...more
A few months ago, we informed you about the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) and its changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) process. [Government...more
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) became law on August 13, 2018. Under FIRRMA, the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is authorized to conduct pilot programs. On...more
On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, acting in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued two interim rules to implement certain provisions of the...more
The Situation: On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") published an interim rule establishing a pilot program for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") that mandates...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published two sets of interim rules on October 10, 2018, implementing certain provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”). In addition to...more
The US Department of the Treasury, acting in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued two interim rules implementing provisions of the recently enacted Foreign Investment...more
The Department of the Treasury has released two new interim rules that (i) update existing regulations regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) pursuant to the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more