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Jan 16, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Scott A. Freling |Nooree Lee
Yesterday, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would update the U.S. Government’s approach to organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs). While the proposed rule is not finalized and may change in response to forthcoming comments from interested parties, the proposed rule contemplates major changes to the FAR’s existing framework in this area. In this post, we summarize the background leading up to the proposed rule and highlight key areas of proposed change.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
nationaldefensemagazine.org | Robert Huffman |Nooree Lee |Moushmi Patil
President Joe Biden in October 2023 issued an executive order charging the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security to construct a survey concerning the development of advanced AI models and large-scale computing clusters. The bureau on Sept. 9 issued a proposed rule in furtherance of that objective.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Nooree Lee |Robert Huffman |Ryan Burnette |Moushmi Patil |August Gweon
On October 3, 2024, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released Memorandum M-24-18, Advancing the Responsible Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government (“October 2024 OMB Memo” or “Memo”), providing detailed new guidance and requirements for federal agency procurement of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”).
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
nationaldefensemagazine.org | Nooree Lee |Moushmi Patil
In June 2023, the Pentagon announced that the secretary of defense approved recommendations for strengthening the foreign military sales program. The recommendations were developed by a Defense Department tiger team after receiving industry input compiled by the Aerospace Industries Association, the Professional Services Council and the National Defense Industrial Association.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Stephanie Barna |Michele Pearce |Nooree Lee
Section 804 of the House-enacted version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 would establish a “loser pays” pilot program to require contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in “processing” bid protests that are ultimately denied by the Government Accountability Office.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
nationaldefensemagazine.org | Nooree Lee
Government Contracting Insights: Pentagon Targets Foreign Military Sales Reforms
The Defense Department announced June 13 that the secretary of defense approved recommendations for strengthening the foreign military sales program and instructed FMS-implementing agencies to move forward with these recommendations.
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Jul 11, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Nooree Lee
On June 13, 2023, the Department of Defense announced that the Secretary of Defense approved recommendations for strengthening the Foreign Military Sales program and instructed FMS-implementing agencies to move forward with these recommendations. It remains to be seen how the DoD agencies will implement the recommendations, and there is a possibility that legislative action will impact FMS reform and supplement or supersede these recommendations.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Nooree Lee |Moushmi Patil
On May 19, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued notice that it would be updating its requirements for consortium/subaward agreements on NIH-funded grants. This update, which will be effective October 1, 2023, will bring NIH’s subaward and consortium requirements in line with the Office of Management and Budget Guidance set forth in Title 2 and push NIH grant recipients and subrecipients towards a higher degree of formality in their agreements.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Nooree Lee |Moushmi Patil
On May 19, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued notice that it would be updating its requirements for consortium/subaward agreements on NIH-funded grants. This update, which will be effective October 1, 2023, will bring NIH’s subaward and consortium requirements in line with the Office of Management and Budget Guidance set forth in Title 2 and push NIH grant recipients and subrecipients towards a higher degree of formality in their agreements.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Nooree Lee
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