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White House Unveils Sweeping AI Strategy, “America’s AI Action Plan”

Following Executive Order 14179 from January 23, 2025 titled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled its awaited artificial intelligence (“AI”)...more

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President Trump’s Cyber Mandate: Analysis of Executive Order on Strengthening U.S. Cybersecurity

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President Trump issued a cybersecurity Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity” (Trump EO), along with a corresponding Fact Sheet on June 6, 2025. The Trump EO clears some of the...more

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With Change Comes Opportunity: What Recent Intelligence Community Changes Mean for Contractors

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As with other facets of government, the first 60 days of the Trump Administration have brought significant changes and reprioritization to the Intelligence Community (IC). With this change comes opportunity. This Holland &...more

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Texas AG Investigates DeepSeek + List of Banned Countries Expands

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on February 14, 2024, that his office has opened an investigation into DeepSeek’s privacy practices. DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence company with ties to the People’s Republic...more

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Aerospace and Defense Insights: U.S. Department of Defense Issues Updated Section 1260H Chinese Military Companies List

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Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D sector team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more

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

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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

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New Law Bars Defense Contractors From Retaining Certain Outside Lobbyists

On December 23, 2024, former President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes a provision prohibiting the Department of Defense (DOD) from contracting with...more

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Major Changes Coming for Defense Contractors and Lobbying Firms Under New Federal Law

In one of his last major acts in office, former President Biden signed into law a massive defense spending bill that could have significant implications both for companies that contract with the Department of Defense (DoD)...more

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U.S. Foreign Investment Review - Continued Focus on Emerging Technologies, China Risk, and Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) 2023 Annual Report to Congress....more

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BIS Sets Higher KYC Standards for Companies and Universities Over Russia Diversion Concerns

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On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released new guidance (the “July 10 Release”) outlining different types of precautionary letters (“supplier list” letters, “Project...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up – 2024 Issue 9

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Semiconductor Supply Chain Update - FAR Council Released Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Suppliers of semiconductors to the government beware. The FAR Council released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...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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Important NDAA Provisions for Contractors and Their Supply Chains

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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

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Federal Contractors and Social Media Platforms

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Some social media platforms (SPMs) can be entertaining, but they can also be illegal...if you’re a federal contractor. In late 2022 as part of a larger budget bill, Congress passed the No TikTok on Government Devices...more

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TikTok Dances Off of Contractor IT Devices—Interim Rule Prohibits ByteDance Limited Applications

On June 2, 2023, the FAR Council issued an Interim Rule to implement the prohibition on having or using TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited (covered application)....more

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Federal Contractor TikTok Prohibition

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You may have learned of a new FAR provision banning the use of TikTok by contractors and employees. Lawmakers and regulators are concerned that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, may put sensitive user data into the...more

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The FAR Council’s Implementation of the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” - Applicability, Limited Exceptions and the FAR...

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Background - In December of 2022, Congress passed the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to address the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data. This...more

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FMS Modernization: Major Changes Could Be Coming to DOD’s Outdated Weapons Transfer Program

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WHAT: Concerned about competition with China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in August 2022 established a task force or “Tiger Team” of senior officials to look at ways DOD can...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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The recently enacted 2023 National Defense Authorization Act adopts federal procurement restrictions for certain covered Chinese...

Amid the 4,000 pages of provisions in the recently enacted Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) are prohibitions and associated requirements relating to the federal procurement of certain Chinese...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

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2022

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Prohibition on Use or Delivery of Chinese Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Products and Services: The Potential Link Between Section 889 of the 2019 NDAA and Section 1260H of the 2021 NDAA,...more

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Prohibition on Use or Delivery of Chinese Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Products and Services: The Potential Link...

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Over the past few days, PilieroMazza received a number of inquiries related to our recent posting entitled DOD Releases New List of Section 889 Banned Entities. In that post, we discussed how DOD recently released a new list...more

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Section 889 Part B to Take Full Effect for DOD Contractors on October 1st

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In October 2020, we wrote about a memorandum issued by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), John Ratcliffe, that waived the requirement that Department of Defense (DOD) contractors comply with Part B of Section 889 of...more

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U.S. Government Agrees to Remove Xiaomi from Communist Chinese Military Company List; American Exchanges Delist Others

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On May 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) agreed to remove Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. from its list of “Communist Chinese Military Companies” (CCMC). DOD identified Xiaomi as a CCMC on January 14, 2021,...more

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