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Maynard Nexsen

The Golden Dome for America

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Huntsville, Alabama hosted the 28th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium from August 5-7, 2025. This year’s theme was “Defending America at Home and Abroad.” Apart from the numerous exhibitors spanning all facets of the...more

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Other Transactions: A Flexible and Efficient Acquisition Tool for the Department of Defense

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On March 6, 2025, the Defense Secretary released a memorandum directing the Department of Defense (“DoD”) to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (“SWP”) to speed up the development, procurement, and delivery of software...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Penn State, GA Tech Cybersecurity Cases Join 10 Others FCA Attorney Has Under Seal

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Note to research compliance officials still digesting news of Pennsylvania State’s recent $1.25 million settlement over False Claims Act (FCA) allegations related to cybersecurity and the government’s recent intervention in a...more

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New DOD Rules on Contractor Reporting and Mitigating Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence for Unclassified Contracts

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As a result of a broader U.S. government effort to address supply chain vulnerabilities, Congress passed a new law focused on U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracting with certain entities that operate under foreign...more

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Negotiating Cost Share in Technology Investment Agreements

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Note: This is the second article in our series on capturing industrial base funding from the U.S. Department of Defense In our last post, we discussed the Defense Production Act (DPA) and Technology Investment Agreement...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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Department of Defense Designates Eight Technology Hubs to Create “Lab to Fab” Pathways for Microelectronics Researchers

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The designation of new technology hubs is a major implementation milestone of the new Microelectronics Commons program, created by the CHIPS Act. The Department of Defense (DoD) Microelectronics Commons program, created...more

King & Spalding

Assessing the Value of Intellectual Property Rights in M&A Deals Involving Government Contractors

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Intellectual property (“IP”) rights can be one of the most valuable assets of a government contractor. There are several factors potential buyers can use to properly evaluate a government contractor’s IP in mergers and...more

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U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Secure Sensitive Data With Blockchain

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Partner Michael Breslin discusses the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract that Indiana-based SIMBA Chain received to architect a blockchain proof of concept for securing sensitive research and development (R&D) data. ...more

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2019 NDAA Analysis: Changes Affecting Small Businesses and the SBIR Program

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This is the first blog post in a series analyzing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on August 13, 2018. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in the near future from...more

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DoD Seeks Public Comments Before Issuing a Proposed Rule on IR&D Costs

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The Department of Defense intends to issue a proposed rule to ensure that substantial future independent research and development (“IR&D” or “IRAD”) expenses, which can be used as a means to reduce bid prices in competitive...more

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