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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
DoD Commercial Item Group Summit: A Recap
By Emily Theriault, Sheppard Mullin
On April 4, 2023, the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (“DCMA”) Commercial Item Group held an industry day at Fort Lee in Virginia. The DCMA Commercial Item Group assists DOD purchasers…
GovCon & Trade
Department of Defense to Require Contractors Proactively Provide DCMA with Export Authorizations
On March 22, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) to require certain contractors to provide the Defense Contract Management…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Continuing Skepticism on China: Final Rule Requires Disclosure of Defense Contractor Personnel in China
By David Gallacher, Lillia Damalouji
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) adopted, without change, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) Case No. 2022-D010, Employment Transparency Regarding Individuals Who Perform Work in…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: Supplier Performance Risk System, Procurement Integrity Act
This week's episode covers a final rule amending the DFARS to incorporate the expanded capabilities of the Supplier Performance Risk System and requirements on contracting officers, a bid protest decision…
Data Law Insights
DoD Digs In Its Cyber “SPRS”: New Solicitation Provision Requires Contracting Officers to Consider SPRS Risk Assessments
By Nkechi Kanu
On March 22, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule requiring contracting officers to consider supplier risk assessments in DoD’s Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) when evaluating offers. SPRS…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: National Cyber Security Strategy, CHIPS, Conflicts of Interest
This week's episode covers the National Cyber Security Strategy, a final DFARS clause requiring disclosure of use of workforce and facilities in the China, the Department of Commerce’s first Notice…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
DFARS Proposed Rule on SBIR/STTR Data Rights and the Marking of Unlimited Rights Data
By M.Yuan Zhou, John E. McCarthy Jr., Jonathan M. Baker, Nicole Owren-Wiest, Michael Samuels, Christopher D. Garcia
On December 19, 2022, DoD issued a DFARS proposed rule that seeks to (1) implement the data-rights portions of the May 2, 2019 Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
In the Interest of National Security – Two New DFARS Rules Reinforce Increased Scrutiny For Chinese-Origin Supply Chains
By David Gallacher, Lillia Damalouji
Effective August 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) has issued two new changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) reinforcing national defense priorities that limit DoD…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
DoD Rule on Reporting Employees in China Published and In Effect This Week
By Adelicia R. Cliffe, Peter J. Eyre, Stephanie Crawford
On August 25, 2022 the Defense Acquisition Regulations System published two new DFARS clauses prohibiting the award of covered Department of Defense (“DoD”) contracts to contractors that leverage resources in China unless…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
DOD Memo Identifies Penalties for Noncompliance with DFARS Cyber Requirements
By Reggie Jones, Fox Rothschild
While Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) is still a work in progress, federal contractors should beware of the existing DFARS cybersecurity requirements. The Department of Defense issued a…