Government Contracts Insights

July 23, 2021 - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, National Security
U.S. Congress Introduces Bill that Would Require Mandatory 24 Hour Cyber Breach Notification for Government Agencies, Contractors, and Operators of Critical Infrastructure
By: Alex Iftimie and Tina D. Reynolds
This week, U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and a broad group of bipartisan co-sponsors, introduced legislation that would require government agencies, contractors, and operators of critical infrastructure to report cyber incidents to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
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May 21, 2021 - Defense, National Security
DOD Proposes Enhanced Debriefing Regulations
By: James A. Tucker
Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018 NDAA) ushered in enhanced post-award debriefing requirements for covered Department of Defense (DOD) procurements. DOD formally implemented part of those requirements in 2018 in Class Deviation 2018-O0011 , which required DOD
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May 05, 2021 - National Security
National Security and Investment Act Receives Royal Assent
By: Stuart Alford
On 29 April 2021, there was a significant development in the evolving European national security landscape, when the National Security and Investment Act (the “Act”) was granted Royal Assent and passed into law in the United Kingdom. Originally published in November 2020, the Act
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April 19, 2021 - Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, National Security
U.S. Government Responds to SolarWinds Hack, Seeks to Establish New Norms for Cyber Espionage
By: Miriam H. Wugmeister, Alex Iftimie, Brandon L. Van Grack and Tina D. Reynolds
After much anticipation and hints, the U.S. Government announced a series of measures to respond to recent Russian actions against the United States, including the SolarWinds intrusion campaign. The measures underscore that companies are not in a position and should not be left to
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December 15, 2020 - Federal Procurement, National Security
Initial Thoughts on the 2021 NDAA’s Procurement Provisions
By: J. Alex Ward, W. Jay DeVecchio, James A. Tucker and Locke Bell
Both houses of Congress now have voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. Although the threat of a presidential veto still hangs over the NDAA, we highlight below a few of the procurement-related provisions that likely will remain
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July 20, 2020 - National Security
Sharp Edges in Export Controls: The Risk Areas for Government Contractors (Morrison & Foerster’s Remote Learning Series Session #4)
By: Charles L. Capito
Please join us for the fourth session in our monthly series covering the latest in government contracting, explaining the “why” and “how” of a particular legal problem, and lessons available from recent case decisions that inform how to navigate it. Register here. In this
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July 15, 2020 - National Security
Interim Rule Issued to Implement 2019 NDAA Prohibition on the Use of Covered Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Equipment or Services Produced by Certain Chinese Companies
By: Tina D. Reynolds, Charles L. Capito, W. Jay DeVecchio and Victoria Dalcourt Angle
On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council published a long-awaited interim rule (the “Interim Rule”) implementing the second prong of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The Interim Rule prohibits federal agencies from awarding contracts to or
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January 17, 2020 - National Security
Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 5): Final CFIUS Rules Announced
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes and Charles L. Capito
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), expanding the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). As we discussed in previous alerts in this series, the regulations
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November 21, 2019 - National Security
Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 4): Who’s In, Who’s Out, and Why It Matters
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes
This is the fourth in our multipart series of alerts addressing proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2019, for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). One of the most anticipated
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October 15, 2019 - National Security
Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 3): CFIUS Spotlight on “TID” U.S. Businesses
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes and Charles L. Capito
This is the third in our multipart series of alerts addressing proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2019, for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). FIRRMA directed the U.S. Department
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Topic Archives: National Security

U.S. Congress Introduces Bill that Would Require Mandatory 24 Hour Cyber Breach Notification for Government Agencies, Contractors, and Operators of Critical Infrastructure

By: Alex Iftimie and Tina D. Reynolds

DOD Proposes Enhanced Debriefing Regulations

By: James A. Tucker

National Security and Investment Act Receives Royal Assent

By: Stuart Alford

U.S. Government Responds to SolarWinds Hack, Seeks to Establish New Norms for Cyber Espionage

By: Miriam H. Wugmeister, Alex Iftimie, Brandon L. Van Grack and Tina D. Reynolds

Initial Thoughts on the 2021 NDAA’s Procurement Provisions

By: J. Alex Ward, W. Jay DeVecchio, James A. Tucker and Locke Bell

Sharp Edges in Export Controls: The Risk Areas for Government Contractors (Morrison & Foerster’s Remote Learning Series Session #4)

By: Charles L. Capito

Interim Rule Issued to Implement 2019 NDAA Prohibition on the Use of Covered Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Equipment or Services Produced by Certain Chinese Companies

By: Tina D. Reynolds, Charles L. Capito, W. Jay DeVecchio and Victoria Dalcourt Angle

Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 5): Final CFIUS Rules Announced

By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes and Charles L. Capito

Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 4): Who’s In, Who’s Out, and Why It Matters

By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes

Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 3): CFIUS Spotlight on “TID” U.S. Businesses

By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes and Charles L. Capito