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BIS Issues New Export Controls Targeting GAAFET, Quantum, and Additive Manufacturing, and Ushers in New Age of Plurilateral Export Controls: 5 Key Takeaways

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Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) imposing licensing requirements for exports to all destinations worldwide of certain gate all-around field effect transistor (“GAAFET”) technology, quantum computing items, advanced semiconductor (..)

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ESG Practices for Procurement Professionals

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

Ensuring that the ingredients, components and labour are ethically sourced and recycled if possible is important. When the mobile phone is no longer required or has broken, it can be sent back to the manufacturer where they will disassemble it and reuse the working parts and recycle the failed components.

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What is a LEAN Approach?

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

This approach was first implemented in manufacturing in the 1950s after the Second World War. LEAN can be used for tangible or intangible procurement and although widely associated with manufacturing, it does not have to be. The logic behind LEAN is to reduce waste and make processes more efficient.

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Key Cyber Security and Software Security Provisions of the House and Senate Versions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

Inside Government Contracts

Cyber red teams” are independent, multi-disciplinary groups of DoD personnel, akin to “ethical hackers,” charged to find and report vulnerabilities in DoD systems and networks so they can be addressed. Inclusion of Semi-Conductor Manufacturers in Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. semi-conductor manufacturers.

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

The Model Law allows sustainability to be promoted through procurement via qualification criteria (under article 9, which expressly allows the procuring entity to impose environmental qualifications, and ethical and other standards that could include fair trade requirements).

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The Benefits of Onshore Supply Chains

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In many cases, international markets have different environmental and ethical regulations when it comes to how suppliers operate and treat their employees. Greater Control Over Your Operations. This gives you greater control over the details involved in your supply chain.

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How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

Federal News Network

Manufacturers of platforms and ammunition must deal with a list of regulatory and legal challenges. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And we think of the defense industrial base has strained in terms of capacity to manufacture what’s needed around the world and, you know, missile systems and ammunition and so forth.

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