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Update: FAR 2.0 Parts 18, 39, and 43 Released

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The Trump Administration, through the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has revealed the next set of revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) sections as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO): FAR Parts 18, 39,...more

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GAO Reaffirms Agencies’ Discretion to Award Sole-Source SBIR Phase III Contracts (Even to a Successor-in-Interest)

The Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) is a successful initiative that increases the participation of small business concerns in federally funded research and development. Awards under Phases I and II of the...more

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Executive Order 14240 Shifts Information Technology Purchasing to GSA

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President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) provides for the General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator to assume responsibility for all Government-wide contracts for the acquisition of information...more

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White House Unveils Updated AI Guidelines for Federal Agencies

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Key Takeaways - - The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued two new memorandums, which establish new federal policies for the use and acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

White House Unveils Government-Wide Plan to Streamline AI Integration

On April 7, the White House issued a fact sheet outlining new steps to support the responsible use and procurement of AI across federal agencies. The initiative builds on the Biden Administration’s 2023 Executive Order on AI...more

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Crossing Administrations: The Focus on Federal Cybersecurity Continues

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Federal contractors, including defense contractors, should prepare for the emergence of new requirements in the coming months that are designed to strengthen software supply chain security, impose more stringent cybersecurity...more

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FAR Council Releases Rulemaking on Prohibitions for Semiconductors

On May 3, 2024, the FAR Council published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Advanced Notice”) seeking to implement Section 5949 of the James M. Inohfe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Congress Sets Sights on Limiting Access to Chinese Biotech Companies

The BIOSECURE Act would prohibit federal agencies from contracting with, extending loans to, or awarding grants to, any company with existing or pending agreements with identified biotechnology companies. This limits funding...more

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Capturing Industrial Base from the DoD

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With ever-increasing threats from the Chinese Communist Party, recently exposed vulnerabilities in the United States' supply chain and decades of outsourcing that has left the defense and industrial base vulnerable, there is...more

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The BIOSECURE Act and Its Potential Implications

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Proposed federal legislation known as the BIOSECURE Act is being considered in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate....more

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The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Know

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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

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2023 Issue 21

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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

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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

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National Security And Government Contractor Implications Of Biden AI Executive Order

The Biden administration issued a widely anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (“AI”) earlier this week. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Two New Cybersecurity Proposed Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors

On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more

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FAR Alternatives on the Rise with Increase in Space and Technology Needs

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Recently, Cherissa Tamayori, Director of Acquisition and Senior Contracting Official for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), joined U.S. military and defense industry experts from around the globe at the Navy League’s...more

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

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

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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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FCC Modifies Equipment Authorization Rules for Certain Chinese Manufacturers

The FCC seeks further comment on the revocation of existing equipment authorizations issued to manufacturers on FCC Covered List. Elimination of expedited approval procedures reduces possible evasion of FCC’s rules....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Biden Administration Carries Forward Trump Era Executive Order Scrutinizing Imports And Sales Of Certain Communications Technology...

On March 22, 2021, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) interim final rule to implement provisions of Executive Order 13873 on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain became...more

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

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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

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New Internet of Things Cybersecurity Bill Enacted

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Internet of Things (IoT) devices have the potential to transform our home and work environment by integrating a growing range of “smart” wirelessly connected sensors into our daily lives. Recognizing the growing importance of...more

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

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Some Tradeoff Is Better than None—and Enough to Avoid the Prohibition against LPTA

When the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was enacted, the prohibition in Section 813(c) against the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection criteria seemed fairly cut and dry. As...more

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5 Tips for Complying with New Section 889 Supply Chain Regulations

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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

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