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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 -

PFAS in Firefighting Foam (AFFF) and Equipment: State-by-state Regulations Updated: December 2024

BCLP on 12/20/2024

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or present in firefighters’...more

New Organizational Conflict of Interest Regulations Coming Soon

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/8/2024

On September 19, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report highlighting a gap in current Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) restrictions. According to the report, the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

FDIC Closing in on Implementing the Fair Hiring in Banking Act With Proposed Regulations for Section 19

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2024

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is close to finalizing revisions to regulations regarding Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to align them with the Fair Hiring in Banking Act (FHBA), which eased...more

Regulating AI: An Overview of Federal Efforts

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 8/2/2023

This first part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems provides an overview and modern context for the existing regulatory, legal and risk management landscape for AI systems in the U.S.,...more

New FAR Provision and Pending Supreme Court Case Highlight Lack of Clear Rules on Communications Between Government and Industry...

Venable LLP on 1/5/2023

Several years after initially proposing the rule and receiving feedback from federal contractors and a prominent government contracting scholar, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently released a final rule...more

Myth-Busting: New Final FAR Rules Says You Can Speak with Agency Personnel During a Procurement, Or Can You?

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 12/6/2022

On December 1, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (comprised of both the civilian and military acquisition regulatory councils) issued the final FAR rule on “Effective Communication between Government and...more

New Small Business Tools from the National Defense Authorization Act

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/29/2022

New Past Performance Regulations from the SBA: Section 868 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, required the Small Business Administration (the SBA) to develop regulations that...more

DOD Finalizes "Enhanced Debriefing" Rule for Federal Procurements

K&L Gates LLP on 3/23/2022

A new regulation outlines U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractors' rights to an "enhanced debriefing" in certain procurements. On 18 March 2022, the DOD published a final rule to implement Section 818 of the National...more

Huawei Rule Part 2: You “Use,” You Lose (Government Contracts)

ArentFox Schiff on 8/14/2020

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

New Rule Expands US Government Contracting Ban on Targeted Chinese Telecommunications

WilmerHale on 7/21/2020

Beginning on August 13, U.S. federal government agencies will be prohibited from issuing new contracts or extending or renewing existing contracts to entities that use certain telecommunications and video surveillance...more

How the Latest CFIUS Regulations Will Impact U.S. and Non-U.S. Companies and Investors

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/28/2019

The U.S. Treasury Department recently signaled that it is close to finalizing new regulations that will apply to investments by non-U.S. investors in U.S. companies, assets, and real estate subject to review under the...more

2019 NDAA Analysis: A Harder Look at Major Defense Acquisitions

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/26/2019

This is the sixth 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

Treasury Requires Mandatory Filings for Foreign Investments in Specified US Businesses

WilmerHale on 10/17/2018

On October 10, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury launched a significant pilot program to implement part of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) while final rules are being crafted. The pilot...more

New Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/18/2015

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a finale rule, on September 14, 2015, implementing Section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to allow the federal government to issue sole...more

Defense Department Issues Interim Rule Requiring Contractor and Subcontractor Reporting of Cyber Incidents

King & Spalding on 8/28/2015

On August 26, 2015, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a long-awaited Interim Rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require “rapid” reporting of “cyber incidents” that result in...more

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