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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 for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

Strengthening the American Drone Industrial Base

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 7/1/2025

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

President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming to Increase American Mineral Production

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/26/2025

The order aims to coordinate government efforts to fast-track permitting and accelerate funding to enhance critical minerals value chains from the mine to finished products....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

CHIPS Act: What Companies Need to Know

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/30/2022

On August 9, 2022, President Biden signed into law the highly anticipated CHIPS Act of 2022 (the “CHIPS Act”). Presented as being crucial to ensuring U.S. leadership in global chip production and technical capability against...more

United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

WilmerHale on 12/29/2021

End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

At a Glance: White House 100-Day Supply Chain Report

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/30/2021

In February 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017, “Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains” (discussed here), requiring (among other things) a report within 100-days requiring key government agencies to...more

Biden Administration Issues 100-Day Supply Chain Report

King & Spalding on 6/14/2021

Industry-Specific Primer – Semiconductor Manufacturing And Advanced Packaging - On June 8, 2021, the Biden Administration issued the reports mandated by the Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (the “America’s Supply...more

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/2/2021

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

D.C. District Court Blocks Xiaomi Designation as “Communist Chinese Military Company”

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/17/2021

On March 12, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Xiaomi Corporation (Xiaomi) against implementation of Executive Order (EO) 13959, a November 2020 order...more

Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to Strengthen Prohibitions Against Trafficking

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/3/2015

On January 29, 2015, the U.S. Government released a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”). The final rule reflects changes to proposed amendments originally released in September 2013. The...more

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