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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 -

Silicon Valley Meets Washington, D.C.: DOD's CSO Authority Is Here to Stay

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/18/2023

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has finalized a proposed rule authorizing the acquisition of commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures known as a "commercial solutions opening"...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - February 14, 2023

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 2/20/2023

1. Reverse CFIUS Expected To Be Narrow and Only Forward-Looking Laura Black, a former Treasury Department official, recently discussed how companies should prepare for any potential U.S. outbound investment review process....more

NDAA Will Impact Government Contractors, Supply Chains, and Federal Acquisition Process

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/23/2022

On December 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (NDAA or Act), which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. The NDAA contains numerous...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 45

Clark Hill PLC on 12/1/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. The Senate will vote later today on a procedural motion to advance a bill codifying the right to same-sex marriage,...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 44

Clark Hill PLC on 11/22/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in recess this week. When the Senate returns next week, it will hold a procedural vote on a bill to codify the right to same-sex...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 42

Clark Hill PLC on 11/7/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Congress is in recess this week. Both the House and Senate will return to Washington next Monday, November 14th....more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 41

Clark Hill PLC on 11/3/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both out of session for the last week before the election. Debt Limit. According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, the U.S. won’t reach its...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 40

Clark Hill PLC on 10/27/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Congress is in recess this week. Shortly after returning from the midterm election break, both parties will hold votes on their leadership. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...more

Contracting by Executive Order: Courts and Congress Push Back on Contractors’ Behalf

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/7/2022

Federal contractors are all too familiar with having new requirements imposed through executive orders, which often direct the creation of new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses to be inserted into government...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 35

Clark Hill PLC on 9/21/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed cloture last week on the Kigali amendment to the Montreal...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 34

Clark Hill PLC on 9/14/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate are in session this week. The Senate has several lingering priorities in addition to confirmation votes, including a promised vote on...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 33

Clark Hill PLC on 9/7/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The Senate returns from its August recess today. While the House is in recess until next week, several committees will hold remote hearings. In September, Congress...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 28

Clark Hill PLC on 7/19/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in session this week. The House plans to take up an FY23 appropriations minibus this week in addition to a handful of natural resources,...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2022 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2022

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance. On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its COVID-19 guidance as it relates to the testing of employees in the workplace. Since the start of the pandemic, the...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 25

Clark Hill PLC on 6/29/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period this week, and the Senate is in recess....more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 24

Clark Hill PLC on 6/22/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in session this week. The House will vote on numerous Homeland Security, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor bills....more

SBA Issues Final Rule to Amend Employee-Based Size Standards

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/10/2022

The Small Business Administration’s final rule requires a 24-month average to calculate a business concern’s number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of its programs. The 24-month calculation applies to all...more

SBA Finalizes Changes In How To Calculate Size For Various Programs

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 6/9/2022

Earlier this week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Final Rule adopting changes to how a concern calculates its number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of SBA’s programs, as well as how a...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 1

Clark Hill PLC on 1/13/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both back in session this week, where they will largely focus on the path forward for voting rights and FY22 appropriations. The House also...more

2022 Congressional Outlook and Top 10 Federal Health Policy Issues to Watch

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/7/2022

As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more

America’s Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: An Overview of the Policy Landscape and Potential Path Forward

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/8/2021

For several years, policy-makers and commentators have expressed concern about the resilience of the United States’ pharmaceutical supply chain. Current U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities have been at the forefront of...more

Biden Administration Issues 100-Day Supply Chain Report

King & Spalding on 6/14/2021

Industry-Specific Primer – Semiconductor Manufacturing And Advanced Packaging - On June 8, 2021, the Biden Administration issued the reports mandated by the Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (the “America’s Supply...more

SBA Extends The HUBZone Map Freeze To June 30, 2023

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/26/2021

The Small Business Administration’s HUBZone program provides federal contracting assistance for qualified small business concerns located in historically underutilized business zones in an effort to increase employment...more

Anti-Corruption 2021

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 3/19/2021

This is the third in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed sanctions and export control trends....more

February Regulatory and Legislative Update

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/11/2021

This edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the month of February....more

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