NDAA, Supply Chain, China

Defense Contractors’ Restrictions When Contracting with Chinese Companies

Blank Rome LLP on 4/25/2025

In the current economic climate, the obvious focus of many companies is on the administration’s imposition of tariffs. However, government contractors, especially those contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”),...more

[Podcast] The Impact of IoT Supply Chain Risks on Government Contracts

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/6/2025

In this episode of Wiley’s Government Contracts podcast, partners Tracye Howard and Sara Baxenberg discuss the evolving national security concerns surrounding Internet of Things (IoT) modules produced by Chinese companies...more

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

DOD’s Expanding List of Chinese Military Companies

Morgan Lewis on 1/23/2025

On January 2, 2025, the US Department of Defense added a number of entities to its list of “Chinese military companies" (CMC List). While being named to this list, by itself, does not prohibit US businesses from continuing to...more

DOD Releases Final Rule Prohibiting the Acquisition of Certain Magnets from Nonaligned Foreign Nations

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 6/3/2024

China dominates the rare earth industry, accounting for approximately 60 percent of rare earth metal mining and approximately 90 percent of rare earth metal processing in 2023. In order to combat this near-monopoly and to...more

US Government Continues Coordinated Efforts to Place Restrictions on Chinese Semiconductors

Morgan Lewis on 5/21/2024

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), the body charged with drafting the regulations affecting government contracts, recently released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking outlining how it will...more

FAR Council Kicks Off Rulemaking to Ban Certain Semiconductor Purchases; Seeks Comment from Contractors

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/13/2024

WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more

House Bill Proposes to End Funding for State Department Programs Involved with Forced Labor in China

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 4/9/2024

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new measure, H.R. 4039, which would prohibit any funding for programs within the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that involve...more

‘Small Yard and High Fence’: US National Security Restrictions Will Further Impact US-China Trade and Investment Activity in 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/21/2023

The economic relationship between China and the U.S. remains one of the most significant in the world, and U.S. and Chinese government leaders have repeatedly signaled their intent to maintain stable trade and commercial...more

Important NDAA Provisions for Contractors and Their Supply Chains

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/19/2023

On December 14, 2023, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), following the Senate’s passage a few days earlier. The President is expected to sign the NDAA into...more

Snitches Don't Get Stitches: New Rule Requires Supply Chain Disclosures

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/7/2023

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FARC) issued a new final interim rule requiring contractors to review their supply chain to ensure no companies, products or services they are providing the federal government or...more

The Role of National Security in the U.S.-China Battle Over Foreign Direct Investment

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/2/2023

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more

Outbound Investment Restrictions Will Impact Investments in China

BakerHostetler on 8/15/2023

On August 9, 2023, the President issued a widely anticipated executive order ("EO") establishing the framework for a U.S. outbound investment program to address threats to U.S. national security created by certain...more

Reverse CFIUS is Coming: President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Certain Outbound Investments by U.S. Persons

Foley Hoag LLP on 8/11/2023

On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) addressing certain outbound investments by U.S. persons in certain sensitive or advanced technologies or products involving certain “countries of concern.”...more

Department of Defense Expands Scope of Specialty Metals Restriction

Venable LLP on 5/10/2023

In recent years, the government contracts space has seen an increased scrutiny of procurements from certain countries, especially the People's Republic of China. A prominent example is Section 889 of the National Defense...more

Administration defines “Foreign Entity of Concern” with implications for EV batteries under the IRA

Hogan Lovells on 3/27/2023

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the US Department of Commerce issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on the guardrail provisions included in the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS). As part of the proposed rule Commerce issued a...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

New DOD Rule Limits PPE From China and Other Foreign Nations

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/9/2023

On January 30, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued an interim procurement rule, prohibiting the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) from four “non-allied” countries: China, North Korea, Russia, and...more

Defense Contractors Will Face Higher Risks as Spending Increases

WilmerHale on 1/26/2023

Ongoing geopolitical developments such as Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions between China and Taiwan have continued to fuel higher US military spending. The demand for military weapons is the strongest it has been in...more

Section 5949 - Congress's Latest Prohibition on Chinese Technology in Federal Procurement, and What It Means for Government...

Venable LLP on 1/16/2023

Chinese semiconductors are ubiquitous within the United States and its private- and public-sector supply chains. To contend with the attendant national security and economic risks (whether real or perceived), Congress...more

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