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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

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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

Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: April 2025

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/12/2025

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

EO 14265: Navigating Defense Procurement Reforms

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/5/2025

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

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

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/21/2025

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

Potential Implications of a Trump Presidency for Unspent Out-Year Federal Appropriations

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/17/2024

During the first two years of the Biden Administration, U.S. Congress appropriated significant amounts of funding outside the regular annual process for several major multiyear initiatives. Major examples include the...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

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - July 2020 #3

McGuireWoods Consulting on 7/17/2020

This week: Coronavirus response; EU Court Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield; Biden Campaign Releases Federal Technology R&D Proposal; and New Rule Prohibits Contracts with Entities Using Covered Telecommunications Products....more

Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update - December 2019

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/5/2019

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Executive Orders - ...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/9/2019

FALSE CLAIMS ACT / GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Buyer Beware: More Stringent Standards for Government Contractors Under the Buy American Act on the Horizon - President Trump has made “buy American and hire American” a...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2018 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/17/2018

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - A former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Facility Chief pleaded guilty to receiving illegal gratuities. Steven Eric Kremer, a former Chief of the Range and Mission Management...more

Is It Time for Commercial Companies to Give DOD a Second Look?

Perkins Coie on 6/25/2018

In the last decade or so, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been, in the words of the Section 809 Panel, an “unattractive customer to large and small firms with innovative, state-of-the-art solutions.” Among other...more

Analysis of the Current Draft 2018 NDAA

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/14/2017

This is the first blog post in a series of blogs analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as agreed-to by House and Senate negotiators on November 8, 2017. Stay tuned for additional...more

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