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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

The FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: What’s New for Defense Contractors

Perkins Coie on 1/30/2025

The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year 2025 addresses recurring areas of focus relevant to defense contracting, including supply chain risks related to China, organizational...more

FY2025 NDAA: Significant Impacts on Small and Large Defense Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/22/2025

The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025 NDAA), signed into law on December 23, 2024, has significant implications for defense acquisition and...more

FY25 NDAA: Promoting Nontraditional Acquisition While Securing the Supply Chain, and More

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 1/9/2025

On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The annual bill authorizes spending for the Department of Defense (DOD) while setting other...more

NDAA Provisions Impacting Government Contractors and Their Supply Chains

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/19/2024

On December 18, 2024, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), which the House of Representatives passed the previous week. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law...more

The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Know

Perkins Coie on 12/27/2023

The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes numerous provisions relevant to government contractors in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, supply chain concerns related to...more

Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider

Venable LLP on 1/6/2023

Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. Regulatory Updates - The FAR Council has proposed to amend the FAR...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2022

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/7/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - 2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Key Takeaways for Government Contractors - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its 2022 Bid Protest Annual Report (Report), which...more

Should You File Your Bid Protest Before GAO or COFC: For the Record, the Record Can Make All the Difference

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/7/2021

In a bid protest, the record of the actions that the contracting agency took during the procurement is of paramount importance. Regardless of whether a protester files its challenge with the Government Accountability Office...more

Initial Thoughts On The 2021 NDAA’s Procurement Provisions

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 12/15/2020

Both houses of Congress now have voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. Although the threat of a presidential veto still hangs over the NDAA, we highlight below a few of the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/4/2019

Client Alert: SBA to Enact Significant Changes to Small Business Regulations Before 2020: Everything You Need to Know - On November 29, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that will...more

2019 NDAA Analysis: Bid Protest Changes Affecting Government Contracts

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/19/2019

This is the second blog post in a series analyzing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on Aug. 13, 2018. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in the near future from...more

The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act's Impact on Small Business Procurement

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/30/2018

On August 13, 2018, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2019 was signed into law by President Trump. As with prior NDAAs, the 2019 NDAA includes a number of provisions that affect...more

Congress Commissions Study of Bid Protests Filed at Both the GAO and COFC

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/8/2018

The FY 2019 NDAA requires DoD study multiple protest filings, and develop a plan for an expedited protest process for small contracts. Congress is concerned about the delays caused by bid protests that have been filed at...more

Congressional RAND Study Refutes Common Misperceptions about DoD Bid Protests

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/10/2018

A Congressionally mandated research study demonstrates that bid protests filed against Department of Defense (DoD) procurements do not unduly delay these acquisitions and are not frivolous. More than 99.7% of DoD contracts...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/6/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - If the Federal Watchdog Office Works for Contract Protestors, Why the Decline? According to an article posted in the Federal Contracts Report, several reasons could explain the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2017 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/21/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - “Mid-Sized Businesses: Too Big to be Small and Too Small to be Big” House Small Business Committee Press Release, November 14, 2017. Retrieved from smallbusiness.house.gov The House Committee on...more

Changes for Bid Protests in FY 2018 NDAA

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/17/2017

For Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions, the Conference Report for FY 2018 NDAA includes enhanced debriefing rights and pilot program for protester payment of Government costs for denied GAO bid protests. Enhanced DoD...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/14/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA - Backlash to SBA Regulatory Research Contract Is Growing - Critics are raising significant concerns about the award of a federal contract to study regulatory costs to two researchers whose...more

Analysis of the Current Draft 2018 NDAA

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/14/2017

This is the first blog post in a series of blogs analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as agreed-to by House and Senate negotiators on November 8, 2017. Stay tuned for additional...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/16/2017

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program NAICS Code Updates - The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has updated the North American Industry Classification System...more

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - First Quarter 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/1/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING – 2016 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Sustain Rate Hits Nine Year High, Up More Than 10% from 2015 – GAO recently released its annual report to Congress, which included data concerning its...more

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