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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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Is Change Around the Corner? One Proposal to Forge Sweeping Changes to Defense Contracting

At the end of 2024, Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) published a plan (“Restoring Freedom’s Forge: American Innovation Unleashed”) and introduced a bill (the Fostering Reform and Government Efficiency in Defense Act or FoRGED...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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Crossing Administrations: The Focus on Federal Cybersecurity Continues

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Federal contractors, including defense contractors, should prepare for the emergence of new requirements in the coming months that are designed to strengthen software supply chain security, impose more stringent cybersecurity...more

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A Reminder for Defense Innovators: Comply with Supply Chain Requirements in DoD Prime and Subcontracts

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U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest recently highlighted the severity of fraud by government contractors and subcontractors, emphasizing the importance of upholding the integrity of government procurement programs. These remarks...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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Silicon Valley Meets Washington, D.C.: DOD's CSO Authority Is Here to Stay

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has finalized a proposed rule authorizing the acquisition of commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures known as a "commercial solutions opening"...more

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[Virtual Event] Aerospace, Defense & Government Contracting Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 21st, 8:55 am - 4:45 pm CT

Stay on top of the complexities in aerospace, defense, and government compliance - Few industries are as heavily regulated as aerospace, defense, and government contracting, and few also have such a large investment in...more

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Biden Administration Increases Domestic Content Requirements under Buy American Act, Enhances Price Preferences for Domestic...

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On March 7, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published a final rule that increases domestic content requirements for Federal government procurements governed by the Buy American Act (BAA). The...more

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CMMC and the Three “Cs”: Cost, Conflicts and Competition

A. Introduction and Key Take-Aways - The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program provides a metric for independent third parties to use in assessing and certifying the...more

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COVID-19 ADG Insights | Recent federal government developments and guidance used to address the COVID-19 pandemic - April 2020

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Through ADG Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry. Our ADG industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients...more

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DoD Has Released Model Version 1.0 of the Cyber Maturity Model Certification Framework

- DoD has released the final version of the CMMC framework. - DoD anticipates that CMMC requirements will appear in a limited number of solicitations starting in October 2020 and that they will appear in all DoD...more

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Tackling Increased Cybersecurity Requirements in the Defense Industrial Base

On January 30, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released version 1.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, which will require DoD contractors and subcontractors to obtain third-party...more

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Medical Device Contractor Settles FCA Allegations Based on TAA Violations

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On Thursday, August 8, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DoJ”) announced that Danish medical device company Ambu, Inc. (“Ambu”) will pay $3.3 million to settle False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations that it violated the Trade...more

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Cybersecurity Resolutions for the New Year

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In this presentation: - Why cybersecurity matters - Recently-implemented cybersecurity rules and laws - Rapid reporting of cyber incidents and additional cybersecurity measures coming soon -...more

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