NDAA, Telecommunications

FAR Council Kicks Off Rulemaking to Ban Certain Semiconductor Purchases; Seeks Comment from Contractors

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/13/2024

WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement parts of Section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...more

Hot Issues in 2024 for TMT Companies

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/9/2024

2024 is shaping up to be a busy year in Washington for telecom, media and technology (TMT) companies. A number of notable topics will require public comment this year, including net neutrality, digital discrimination, data...more

‘Small Yard and High Fence’: US National Security Restrictions Will Further Impact US-China Trade and Investment Activity in 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/21/2023

The economic relationship between China and the U.S. remains one of the most significant in the world, and U.S. and Chinese government leaders have repeatedly signaled their intent to maintain stable trade and commercial...more

Snitches Don't Get Stitches: New Rule Requires Supply Chain Disclosures

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/7/2023

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FARC) issued a new final interim rule requiring contractors to review their supply chain to ensure no companies, products or services they are providing the federal government or...more

Escalation of U.S. Crackdown on Chinese Technology and Telecoms: Emerging Issues

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/31/2023

In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more

Department of Defense Expands Scope of Specialty Metals Restriction

Venable LLP on 5/10/2023

In recent years, the government contracts space has seen an increased scrutiny of procurements from certain countries, especially the People's Republic of China. A prominent example is Section 889 of the National Defense...more

The recently enacted 2023 National Defense Authorization Act adopts federal procurement restrictions for certain covered Chinese...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/3/2023

Amid the 4,000 pages of provisions in the recently enacted Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) are prohibitions and associated requirements relating to the federal procurement of certain Chinese...more

DoD Section 889 Telecommunications Prohibition Waiver Expires

Blank Rome LLP on 10/11/2022

Effective October 1, 2022, Department of Defense (“DoD”) contractors must comply with Part B of Section 889 of the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The approximately two-year long Part B waiver granted to...more

Cybersecurity and 889 Compliance in 2021: What Government Contractors Need to Know

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/27/2021

2020 saw the implementation of several game-changing regulations for government contractors. None the least of these were related to DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Section 889 of the National...more

Wireless Roundup (June 2021)

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/28/2021

Key Wireless Deadlines - Treasury Seeks Comment on Interim Final Rule Implementing Broadband Funding: Last month, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued an Interim Final Rule to implement the $350 billion...more

Wireless Roundup (May 2021)

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/4/2021

Key Wireless Deadlines - NIST Requests Comment on its Mobile Device Security Practice Guide: The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) seeks comment on a...more

The DFARS Rule on Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Is Final

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/2/2021

The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule on Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services that implements Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91)....more

Frequently Asked Contractor Questions About Section 889

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/28/2021

Have you a received Section 889 letter yet? If not, you may soon. The letters ask whether you provide or use “covered telecommunications equipment or services.” They are part of the implementation of Section 889 of the John...more

Navigating Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act

ArentFox Schiff on 1/7/2021

Arent Fox International Trade Group Partner Marwa Hassoun and Government Contracts Group Counsel Travis Mullaney chat about Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act. In today's episode, we focus on the U.S....more

Where Are We Going with Section 889 Part B?

Blank Rome LLP on 10/26/2020

About two months have passed since the August 13, 2020, effective date of Part B of Section 889 of the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Part B, sometimes referred to as the Chinese telecommunications equipment ban,...more

UPDATE: Huawei Ban And Section 889 Representation Requirements

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2020

To “combat the national security and intellectual property threats that face the United States,” section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits executive...more

And Still More Guidance Comes Out on Section 889 Implementation

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 9/3/2020

The saga of what is prohibited and what is covered by an exception to the National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2019, Section 889 prohibition on the use or delivery of covered telecommunications and video surveillance...more

The FAR Council’s Second Interim Rule Implementing NDAA Section 889(a)(1)(B): And The Hits Keep Coming!

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 9/2/2020

Like the hits produced by DJ Khaled, the FAR Council offers “another one.” As covered extensively in this blog, federal contractors have been—or should have been (you have been working toward compliance, haven’t...more

FAR Council Issues New Interim Rule on Section 889 Prohibitions on Using Chinese Telecommunications and Video Surveillance...

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/27/2020

If you have not viewed PilieroMazza’s prior client alert and webinar on the implications of the new prohibition on the use of certain Chinese telecommunications and video surveillance equipment, we highly recommend you do so...more

Another (Minor) Step in the Evolution of Section 889(a)(1)(B) Obligations

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 8/27/2020

In the latest development relating to the implementation of Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019, a second interim rule was issued on August 27, 2020. We previously reported on the Federal...more

Prohibitions on Use of Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services, Complying with the NDAA

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/21/2020

Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019 is now in effect. This section of the NDAA prohibits government agencies and government contractors they work with from using certain covered telecommunications equipment...more

[Webinar] Prohibitions on Use of Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services, Complying with the NDAA - August 21st, 2:00 pm...

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/20/2020