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Global Defense Market

February 2022

Takeaways from Dip in U.S. Foreign Military Sales

By Nooree Lee and Emma Merrill
In December, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the fiscal year 2021 transaction figures for the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. Several trends revealed in the data could have major implications for contractors moving forward.
Cybersecurity

January 2022

Pentagon Releases Updated CMMC Documentation

By Susan Cassidy , Ashden Fein and Robert Huffman
The Defense Department has been increasingly focused in recent years on protecting controlled unclassified information, or CUI, within its supply chain.
Acquisition Programs

January 2022

FAR Council Replaces Commercial Item Definition

By Brooke Stanley and Scott Freling
On Nov. 4, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final rule ...
Defense Department

December 2021

Govt. Launches New Cyber Fraud Initiative

By Susan Cassidy , Peter Hutt II and Darby Rourick
Last year, the Department of Justice warned that cybersecurity fraud could see enhanced enforcement under the False Claims Act.
Chem Bio Protection

November 2021

Biden Unveils New Pandemic Preparedness Plan

By Tyler Evans , Anna Menzel and Jennifer Plitsch
In September, the Biden administration released a ...
Defense Department

October 2021

Public Meeting Addresses ‘Buy American’ Rules

By Anna Menzel , Peter Terenzio and Michael Wagner
n On Aug. 26, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the ...
Defense Contracting

August 2021

Major Changes Proposed to Buy American Rules

By Peter Terenzio , Michael Wagner and Nooree Lee
On July 30, the Biden administration issued a proposed rule billed as “the most robust changes to the implementation of the Buy American Act in almost 70 years.”
Defense Department

July 2021

New Guidance on Domestic Sourcing Waivers

By Anna Menzel , Evan R. Sherwood and Michael Wagner
On June 11, the White House released new guidance on its plans to limit waivers of domestic sourcing laws, bolstering its previously issued “Executive Order on Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.”
Cybersecurity

July 2021

Biden Signs Order to Bolster Cybersecurity

By Susan B. Cassidy , Trisha Anderson , Micaela McMurrough , Robert Huffman and Tyler Holbrook
On May 12, President Joe Biden issued the “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.”
Defense Contracting

May 2021

Prepare Now for the $15 Minimum Wage

By Andrew Guy , Nooree Lee and Anna Menzel
In April, President Joe Biden signed an “Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” that will raise the hourly minimum wage for federal contractors to $15, effective Jan. 30, 2022.