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Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: He Said, Xi Said

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“President Donald Trump often cites the great personal relationship he has forged with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But before he is able to engage in his signature ‘art of the deal,’ he needs a willing negotiating partner....more

Miller Canfield

Executive Order Overhauls Foreign Military Sales: Building on Momentum for Reform

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability.” This directive is the first Executive Order ever issued by a U.S. President on the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tariff-Driven Cost Increases: Can Federal Contractors Recover Through REAs?

Federal government contractors operating in today’s volatile global trade environment are no strangers to sudden and sometimes dramatic shifts in material costs. With tariffs periodically imposed or adjusted by executive...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Impact of New Tariffs on U.S. Government Contractors

As global trade policies shift, U.S. government contractors must navigate the evolving landscape of tariffs and their implications. The recent introduction of new tariffs by the federal government has significant consequences...more

Littler

Executive Order Tracker - UPDATED

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Littler's Executive Order Tracker is your go-to resource for staying up to date on all executive orders and actions issued by the Trump administration. We are tracking every order, analyzing its impact, and providing...more

Goodwin

Changes Expected as Trump Administration Continues to Take Shape

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As Washington prepares for new leadership in January 2025, significant policy changes appear on the horizon. The incoming administration’s agenda suggests a substantial shift in US economic and regulatory priorities, with...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Heightened Buy American Act Requirements Are Here and More Are on the Way

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To protect the U.S. industrial base, among other reasons, companies that sell goods to the U.S. government are required to comply with domestic source restrictions that dictate the percentage of domestic content and have the...more

Polsinelli

New Executive Order Revises Buy American Requirements

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On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers (the “EO”). The purpose of the EO is to strengthen “Made in America Laws,” which...more

Morgan Lewis

Biden Leaves in Place Key Portions of Buy American Act Changes, Targets New Domestic End Product Test and Services

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President Joe Biden issued on January 25 an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers (EO). This EO leaves in place key portions of the prior administration’s July 15, 2019...more

Holland & Knight LLP

What Should Contractors Expect in a Biden Administration?

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As of Nov. 9, 2020, most major media outlets have called the presidential race in favor of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Because of that, it may be helpful to take a preliminary look at how a Biden/Harris Administration could...more

WilmerHale

Decoupling From China: Part 3 - Oversight And The Election

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more

WilmerHale

Decoupling From China: Part 2 - Security Requirements

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Compliance Perspectives: NDAA 889, Better Known as the Anti-Huawei Act

“Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 prohibits the Federal Government from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, ‘any...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.14.2020 | Top Story: Amazon Hit with Antitrust Case by India’s Government

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BlackRock Inc. will sell out of all companies “that get more than 25% of sales from thermal coal.” This threshold, however, won’t affect larger, diversified miners—which includes some of the biggest coal shippers....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.15.2019 | Top Story: New Jersey Targets Uber Over “Independent Contractor” Worker Classification

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Sending a shot across the bow of the gig economy, New Jersey is seeking nearly $650 million from Uber for “years of unpaid employment taxes for its drivers, arguing that the ride-hailing company has misclassified the workers...more

ArentFox Schiff

New Huawei Rule: What it Means for US Companies

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In another blow to Huawei, on August 7, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an interim rule amending the Federal...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Managing Your Supply Chain Just Got Trickier: Interim FAR Rule Prohibiting Contracting for Telecommunications and Video...

Continuing threats to the supply chain pose increasing risks to our national security. The new interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule published on August 13, 2019, seeks to address certain of these threats by...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

President Trump Issues Third Installment of Buy American Initiative

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President Trump continues to push forward with his “Buy American, Hire American” initiative with the issuance of his third Executive Order No. 13881 (the “Order”) on July 15, 2019, entitled “Maximizing Use of American-Made...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2019 #3

Final Overtime Rule Advances. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s proposal to increase the salary threshold regarding overtime pay to slightly more than $35,000 per year took another step forward in the...more

Perkins Coie

New Rule Prohibits U.S. Government Agencies From Acquiring Telecommunications Equipment or Services From Huawei, ZTE, Certain...

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In an interim rule published on August 13, 2019, the U.S. government revised the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to prohibit federal agencies from acquiring telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Effective Immediately! – FAR Amended to Include Prohibition on Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services in Government...

In accordance with Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. No. 115-232) (the “2019 NDAA”), which required imposition of broad restrictions on procurements involving certain Chinese...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Interim Rule Banning Huawei and Other Chinese Companies Released

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On Wednesday, August 7, DoD, GSA, and NASA released an interim rule that will have the effect of largely banning products and services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation,...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

New Executive Order Seeks to Sharpen the Teeth of the Buy American Act

On July 15, 2019, President Trump signed his third Executive Order on the topic of buying American, “Executive Order on Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials.” ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Buy American” (Again): New Executive Order Requires Changes (By 2020)

On July 15, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring regulations implementing the Buy American Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 8301-8305, to be changed. While President Trump has previously issued two other policy-based...more

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