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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 -

DoD Issues Proposed Rule for New Disclosures on Foreign Review of Computer Code

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/16/2024

On November 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a long-awaited Proposed Rule to implement Section 1655 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Section 1655 prohibits DoD from...more

DOD Proposes Regulatory Changes To Streamline Cost Or Pricing Data Requirements

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/15/2024

On September 26, 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) for...more

Commercial Solutions Openings Are Here to Stay: What That Means for Federal Contractors

Venable LLP on 2/13/2023

On January 31, 2023, the Department of Defense proposed amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to enshrine regulations surrounding commercial solutions openings (CSOs). The proposal would...more

New Certification Process for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/27/2022

On July 6, the SBA issued a proposed rule that would implement Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 establishing a government-wide certification process for Veteran Owned Small Businesses...more

Thinking Outside the Box: Last Call for Input Regarding DoD's Evaluation and Valuation of IP

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/26/2021

Late last year in the Holland & Knight blog post, "DOD's New IP Rules May Impact Contractors' Rights in Computer Software and Technical Data," the firm reported on new intellectual property (IP) rules proposed by the U.S....more

DoD Codifies NISPOM, Formalizes Certain Personnel Reporting Requirements and Eases FOCI Burden

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/23/2020

In a final rule effective Feb. 24, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) codified the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) in Title 32, Part 117 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Of primary...more

Another (Minor) Step in the Evolution of Section 889(a)(1)(B) Obligations

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 8/27/2020

In the latest development relating to the implementation of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019, a second interim rule was issued on August 27, 2020. We previously reported on the Federal...more

DoD’s Squeeze of Chinese Telecom Equipment Continues

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2020

At the end of 2019, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) took another step to limit the potential cyber risks posed by telecommunications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies (and potentially Russian ones too). We...more

DoD Proposes to Amend Definition of Commercial Items

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/3/2019

On November 27, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regarding the Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items (DFARS Case 2019-D029). The...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - November 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/18/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - The FAR...more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - May/June 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/16/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - DoD Issues...more

DoD, GSA and NASA Issue Proposed Rule Addressing Credit for Lower-Tier Small Business Subcontracting

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/1/2019

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), (collectively, the Agencies) just issued a Proposed Rule that addresses...more

Agencies Call for Comments on NDAA 2019 Section 889

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/5/2019

• The Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced (84 FR 25545) that they will hold a town hall-style public meeting on July 19, 2019,...more

DOD Proposed Rule Limits the Use of LPTA

Perkins Coie on 12/21/2018

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) proposed to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) on December 4, 2018, to limit the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) procurements. The...more

Limitations on LPTA Coming to DFARS

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/10/2018

On December 4, 2018, DOD issued a proposed rule amending the DFARS to impose limits on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable (“LPTA”) source selection process. These changes are driven by the National Defense...more

DoD Issues a Limitations on Subcontracting Class Deviation; FAR Revisions Proposed

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/6/2018

More than five years after Congress directed the Executive Branch to change the way small business contract performance requirements are calculated, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

New Proposed Regulations Limit the Use of LPTA

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/5/2018

The overuse of the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process (see FAR 15.101-2(a)) has drawn criticism from both industry and government over the last few years. While LPTA offers a streamlined...more

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/2/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

Proposed Rule Would Create a Separate, More Restrictive Standard for “Adequate Price Competition” for the DoD, NASA, and the Coast...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/27/2018

On June 12, 2018, the Department of Defense (“DoD”), the General Services Administration, and NASA proposed a new rule that would limit the “adequate price competition” exception to certified cost or pricing data requirements...more

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National Defense Authorization Act › Comment Period › Department of Defense (DOD)

DoD Issues Proposed Rule for New Disclosures on Foreign Review of Computer Code

DOD Proposes Regulatory Changes To Streamline Cost Or Pricing Data Requirements

Commercial Solutions Openings Are Here to Stay: What That Means for Federal Contractors

New Certification Process for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Thinking Outside the Box: Last Call for Input Regarding DoD's Evaluation and Valuation of IP

DoD Codifies NISPOM, Formalizes Certain Personnel Reporting Requirements and Eases FOCI Burden

Another (Minor) Step in the Evolution of Section 889(a)(1)(B) Obligations

DoD’s Squeeze of Chinese Telecom Equipment Continues

DoD Proposes to Amend Definition of Commercial Items

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - November 2019

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - May/June 2019

DoD, GSA and NASA Issue Proposed Rule Addressing Credit for Lower-Tier Small Business Subcontracting

Agencies Call for Comments on NDAA 2019 Section 889

DOD Proposed Rule Limits the Use of LPTA

Limitations on LPTA Coming to DFARS

DoD Issues a Limitations on Subcontracting Class Deviation; FAR Revisions Proposed

New Proposed Regulations Limit the Use of LPTA

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

Proposed Rule Would Create a Separate, More Restrictive Standard for “Adequate Price Competition” for the DoD, NASA, and the Coast...

The VA Proposes Placing Responsibility for Issuing Eligibility Regulations with SBA

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2016 #4

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2016 #2

DoD Proposes Cost Allowability Rule for Correcting Counterfeit Electronic Parts

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2015 #3

National Defense Authorization Act › Comment Period › Department of Defense (DOD)

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