NDAA, Technology Sector, Department of Defense (DOD)

AI Updates: Committees on Capitol Hill Continue Debate on Future of Emerging Technologies

K&L Gates LLP on 4/25/2025

“And if you study the history of the world, the nations that are the most military and economically domineer [sic] are the nations that are the most innovative,” Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) remarked at a recent congressional...more

White House Memo on U.S. Leadership in AI Signals Opportunities for Government Contractors

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/31/2024

The Biden Administration on Oct. 24, 2024, issued a memorandum, "Advancing the United States' Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fulfill National Security Objectives; and Fostering...more

Pentagon Unveils $984 Million Loan Program to Promote Critical Technologies

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/21/2024

The Defense Department will provide loans and loan guarantees to support commercial supply chains for technologies that are critical to U.S. national security. The Defense Department Office of Strategic Capital will carry...more

Department of Defense Announces New Loan Program for Critical Technology Projects

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/7/2024

The U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) on Sept. 27, 2024, published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that would make up to $984 million in loans available for a range of projects that...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

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

The FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Relevant to Defense Contractors

Perkins Coie on 12/30/2022

Inflation relief for defense contractors, a ban on procurement of products and services containing certain Chinese semiconductors, and codification of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) governing...more

2023 NDAA Tightens Controls on Chinese Semiconductors in Government Contractor Supply Chains

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/27/2022

President Joe Biden signed into law the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2023 NDAA or Defense Bill) on Dec. 23, 2022. The Defense Bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on...more

Overview: Innovation Opportunities within FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/16/2022

The U.S. government’s national security and economic priorities around encouraging and adopting innovation is on full display in the soon-to-be-finalized Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In this...more

Biden Administration Revises and Expands Restrictions on U.S. Person Investment in Chinese Companies and Releases New List of...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/11/2021

The Biden Administration last week substantially modified restrictions on U.S. person investments in certain Chinese companies, focusing those new restrictions particularly on entities with ties to the Chinese defense or...more

U.S. Court Blocks Trump-Era Designation Of Xiaomi As A Chinese Military Company And Permits Continued Trading In Its Securities

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/22/2021

On March 12, 2021, a U.S. district court granted a temporary injunction requested by the Hong Kong-listed, Chinese electronics giant, Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi”). The injunction blocks the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”)...more

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Includes Numerous Provisions Impacting Government Contractors

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/19/2021

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-283) was enacted into law on January 1, 2021, when the Senate voted to override President Trump’s veto of the bill. The Senate’s move,...more

GAO Highlights Key Tech Security Efforts—and Gaps—at DOD, Confirming Major Government Role

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/25/2021

This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report assessing the Department of Defense’s (DOD) approach to identifying and securing critical technologies. While DOD has been operating programs to...more

Federal AI Efforts Will Be Greatly Boosted by 2021 NDAA

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/8/2021

The National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2021 (2021 NDAA)—which was passed over a Presidential veto on January 1—represents a massive step forward for American AI policy in areas far beyond national defense....more

Administration Releases New Executive Order Directing Federal Agencies on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/7/2020

On December 3, the President signed a new Executive Order (EO) on “Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government.” This EO follows up on the 2019 Executive Order on Maintaining American...more

Congress Addresses Supply Chain Domestication in Defense Authorization Legislation

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/24/2020

[co-authors: Alex Monié, Policy Advisor and Gabriel Harrison, Public Policy Specialist] The annual “must-pass” defense authorization legislation contains provisions to address supply chain domestication in light of the...more

Interim Rule Confirms Section 889 Part B Restriction on Contractor Use of Chinese Telecom Will Go Into Effect August 2020

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/15/2020

On July 14, 2020 the Department of Defense (“DoD”), General Services Administration (“GSA”), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) published an Interim Rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

Commerce Department Takes Steps To Thwart Use of Information and Communications Technology and Services Associated With Foreign...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/13/2019

On November 27, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a proposed rule that would establish a new and especially broad power for the U.S. government to review and potentially block or unwind transactions...more

5 Tips for Complying with New Section 889 Supply Chain Regulations

Blank Rome LLP on 10/8/2019

As part of a recent wave of supply chain requirements, Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) imposed major new limitations on the use of certain Chinese telecommunications products and services...more

New Huawei Rule: What it Means for US Companies

ArentFox Schiff on 8/27/2019

In another blow to Huawei, on August 7, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an interim rule amending the Federal...more

New Rule Prohibits U.S. Government Agencies From Acquiring Telecommunications Equipment or Services From Huawei, ZTE, Certain...

Perkins Coie on 8/15/2019

In an interim rule published on August 13, 2019, the U.S. government revised the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to prohibit federal agencies from acquiring telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided...more

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