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From Private Company to Government Contractor Overnight: How the Defense Production Act Can Transform Your Business Without...

The Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”) remains one of the most powerful yet underutilized tools in the federal government’s arsenal for mobilizing private industry during national emergencies. For in-house counsel,...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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Biden Order Aims to Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains in Key Sectors

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President Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order (EO) on America's Supply Chains, mandating a 100-day review of the global supply chains used by key industries in an effort to avoid the shortages in medical equipment,...more

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Review of Select Biden Administration Actions Impacting Federal Contractors

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During his first few days in office, President Biden signed numerous executive orders kick-starting the implementation of key features of his campaign platform. Federal contractors may feel overwhelmed by this flurry of...more

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The Beginning Of The Biden Administration – What Federal Contractors Need To Know

A new administration has moved into the White House, and, as anticipated, President Biden wasted no time in issuing, in the first few days of his presidency, a raft of Executive Orders (EOs) that appear calculated to set the...more

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COVID-19: The Biden Administration's National Strategy and Plans for the Defense Production Act

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On President Biden’s first two days in office, he issued a National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness and 11 related Executive Orders, including an Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health...more

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COVID-19 Update: USDA Updates FAQs to Address President Trump’s Executive Order Invoking the Defense Production Act for Meat and...

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage regarding COVID-19 to include a section on President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) invoking the Defense...more

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Has COVID-19 Made You a Government Contractor? What You Need to Know About IP Rights

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As the federal government seeks innovative solutions from a broader group of suppliers to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, new or nontraditional contractors will want to familiarize themselves with the...more

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FEMA Issues Rules Prohibiting Exports of Personal Protective Equipment Needed for US Response to COVID-19

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FEMA exercised the authority recently granted to it by Executive Orders and pursuant to the Defense Production Act to regulate and redirect respirators, surgical masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) ...more

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COVID-19: Federal Government Identifies 15 Products as Scarce Materials Subject to Compelled Production and Distribution under the...

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The Trump Administration has remained hesitant to exercise compulsory powers under the Defense Production Act (DPA), preferring to engage in negotiations with companies to encourage increased production of goods needed for...more

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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to block exports of Personal Protective Equipment

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With reports of widespread shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators and the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to expand nationwide, the Trump Administration has turned to the Defense Production Act (DPA) –...more

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Possible Patent Infringement Risk for Companies Making COVID-19 Equipment Without DPA Contracts

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With each passing day, more US companies are voluntarily rising to answer the president’s call to manufacture face masks, ventilators, and other critical coronavirus (COVID-19) protective equipment, but without a government...more

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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Government and Government Contractor Activities Provisions

In addition to providing relief to individuals, employees, small and non-small businesses, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act also mobilizes government and government contractors to address the...more

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Federal Government Adopts New Process for States and Tribes to Request Ventilators from the Limited Federal Supply

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On April 1, 2020, a FEMA advisory issued that announced a new, more formalized process for distributing the limited available supply of ventilators to states and tribes.  The federal government’s supply of available...more

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Defense Production Act, Rated Orders & the FCA: Long-Term Liability Amid a Current Crisis?

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Companies complying with orders under the Defense Production Act should be aware, and prepared to manage, potential False Claims Act liability that arises with government funding. As the current global and national crisis of...more

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Does The Defense Production Act Shield Manufacturers From Patent Infringement Risk?

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An Executive Order from President Trump that referred to the Defense Production Act has some manufacturers asking: are we now shielded from patent infringement liability if we produce otherwise-patented protective equipment...more

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A Summary Of The Defense Production Act

Last week, the President announced that he was invoking a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 4501 et seq., to ensure the Nation is able to acquire the “health and medical resources needed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Coronavirus and its Implications for Government Contractors

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading throughout the globe at an accelerating pace, with the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) warning of an imminent outbreak in the United States. The disease has already impacted the global...more

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Contractors Should Prepare for the Coronavirus

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With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading outside of China at an ever-increasing rate, government contractors should prepare for possible service and payment interruptions. In addition, the administration is considering...more

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