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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... more +
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 -
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What Defense Contractors Should Know About Expanded FOCI Scrutiny

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Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 marks a pivotal evolution in how the Department of Defense (DoD) approaches the risks of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) across...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 9, 2025

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Both chambers of the U.S. Congress are in session this week, with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate set to resume a packed schedule of hearings and legislative markups. While much of the attention in the House...more

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The Weekly Hill Update - September 2025 #2

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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more

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Reintroduction of the BIOSECURE Act: Potential Impact on the Biotechnology Industry

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The BIOSECURE Act (“the Act”), which received bipartisan support in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in 2024 but was not ultimately passed into law, has re-emerged in this session of Congress, but with...more

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House/Senate Defense Committees Advance AI Provisions in Must-Pass Defense Bills

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On July 9, 2025, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA; S. 2296), authorizing $878.7 billion for the U.S. Department of Defense...more

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DOD Issues Final Rule Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Certain Consulting Contracts

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WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to prohibit contracting officers from awarding contracts assigned certain North American...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – August 2025 #3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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The Impact of the FY2025 NDAA on GAO Bid Protest Standards

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The Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) prompted changes to certain standards for Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests. Notably, Section 885 of the NDAA mandated the Comptroller General,...more

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GAO Issues a New Bid Protest Pleading Standard

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In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) clarified its minimum pleading standard for bid protests. The decision was a bit unusual because, unlike the courts, the GAO rarely uses published decisions to...more

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GAO Sharpens its Pleading Standard Description: But Did GAO Raise the Bar?

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In a recent decision, GAO announced that it was clarifying its pleading standard for bid protests. For many years, GAO had described a minimally acceptable protest pleading as one with “either allegations or evidence...more

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Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: July 2025

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Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are pleased to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

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Wireless Roundup (August 2025)

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FCC Requests Input on Updates to NG911 Rules: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes rule changes to advance the transition from legacy 911 networks to...more

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GAO Section 885 Response: Enhanced Pleading and Loser-Pay Requirements

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The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) response to congressional inquiry regarding GAO’s bid protest function (Section 885 response), while pushing back against some proposed changes that could disincentive meritorious...more

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GAO Proposes Higher Pleading Standard for Bid Protests, Questions Remain for Loser-Pays Model

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As we noted in a blog post in February, the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was enacted in December 2024 included a provision at Section 885 raising the protest threshold for Department of Defense (DoD), Coast...more

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Update on the One Big Beautiful Bill: Good News and Bad News for DOE LPO

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Right on the heels of our July ML Strategies Energy and Sustainability Update published last week, the Senate and then the House passed the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) legislation and got it to the...more

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Podcast - Navigating the Updated SF-328 Form

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In the 22nd episode of "Are We All Clear? Facilitating Security Clearances," host Marina O'Brien is joined by Washington, D.C., International Trade attorney Andrew McAllister to help break down the Defense Counterintelligence...more

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Strengthening the American Drone Industrial Base

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Buried toward the bottom of President Trump’s Executive Order, titled “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” (the “Order”), is a mandate to identify military programs made more “efficient or lethal if replaced” by unmanned...more

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Enhanced AFCA Empowers Agency Fraud-Fighting, Creates Compliance Concerns for Federal Contractors and Others

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Significant revisions to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (PFCRA), now called the Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), bolster federal agencies’ ability to address alleged fraud by expanding their authority to...more

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The Delayed, but Not Forgotten, Disclosure of PFAS: TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Postponed While States Fill the Gaps

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When Congress passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), it included a mandate that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) take steps to require all manufacturers, including importers,...more

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Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: April 2025

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Welcome to Holland & Knight's defense news update. We are pleased to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

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EO 14265: Navigating Defense Procurement Reforms

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In keeping with President Donald Trump’s affinity for issuing executive orders (EO) — 139 in total, Nos. 14147–14285, between Jan. 20, 2025, and April 24, 2025 — he recently issued EO 14265, “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions...more

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

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“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

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Defense Contractors’ Restrictions When Contracting with Chinese Companies

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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

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DOD Proposed Rule Will Expand FOCI Requirements to Non-Classified Defense Contracts

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U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractors with foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) soon will face new requirements. Though cleared DOD contractors have long been bound by FOCI obligations, the new rule will...more

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Executive Orders Issued to Overhaul FAR, Direct Procurement of Commercial Products and Services

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on federal procurement titled "Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement" on April 15, 2025 (the April 15 EO), directing that the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) be...more

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