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Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 represents one of the most comprehensive supply chain restrictions applied to U.S. government contracts. This section prohibits the government from directly buying or using semiconductors鈥攚hich are necessary to power everything from computers to cars鈥攆rom certain Chinese companies (and potentially other yet-to-be-named [...]
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On October 23, the Biden Administration鈥檚 final guidance on applying Build America, Buy America requirements for infrastructure projects that receive federal financial assistance will go into effect. These rules aim to clarify what makes a U.S.-made product for the purposes of participating in the administration鈥檚 ambitious infrastructure agenda 鈥� an agenda that includes significant investments the [...]
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The U.S. federal policy landscape has become increasingly intertwined with the products and services the U.S. government needs to operate. Today鈥檚 federal contracting officers must specialize in negotiating contract terms and conditions, but also award contracts that facilitate important socioeconomic, cybersecurity, public health, sustainability, and other government-wide policy priorities. While [...]
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Federal contractors play a vital role in ensuring the U.S. government has access to the innovative technology solutions necessary for mission performance. So do those who serve as federal contracting officers within agencies. The acquisition of today鈥檚 modern products and services鈥攅specially complex information technology solutions鈥攔equires highly sophisticated and well-trained teams with superior [...]
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In the early months of the Biden Administration, the federal government contracting world has received significant attention. While it is generally well-known that the government uses private sector contracts for innovative products and services, federal contracts are now being used as the catalyst to drive important policy changes in areas including racial equity, climate change, and most recently, [...]
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If one thing is clear from the past four years, it鈥檚 that U.S. federal government operations have been anything but 鈥渂usiness as usual.鈥� Recently, several White House Executive Orders have unilaterally shifted major requirements for federal agencies and their contractors. One of the most troubling measures is Executive Order (EO) 13950: Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, which applies to all federal [...]