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IMPORTANT UPDATE: DoD Simplifies Government Property Clauses

Redstone Government Consulting

Last year, we wrote about the Department of Defense (DoD) proposing a change to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) that would possibly simplify Government property clauses by consolidating four clauses into a single management clause. The new clause had an effective date of January 22, 2024.

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The Most Important Government Contracts Disputes Of 2023

Government Contracts Advisor

In 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit set important new jurisdictional precedent regarding the “sum certain” […]

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On technology buys, it’s important that agency stakeholders work together throughout the process

American City & Country

Teamwork is essential when cities and counties plan to buy new systems and equipment, says Gary Mitchell , director of SLED (state, local and education) business development at Iron Mountain Government Solutions , a company that provides secure management of data and assets; it works to protect, connect and activate high-value customer data.

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Importance of Cooperation Credit in FCPA Settlements

GovCon & Trade

According to the DOJ, all three entities had bribed Ecuadorian government officials to win contracts. -based reinsurance brokers settled charges for more than $47 million in penalties and disgorgement; a third entity paid no fines and was only subject to disgorgement. The company that disclosed its violations was the one that paid no fines.

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Federated Wireless’ Paul Battaglia on Importance of 5G Tech to Frontline Government Agencies

GovCon Wire

Paul Battaglia, vice president of public sector at Federated Wireless, said 5G has become a critical technology for warfighters, border patrol, law enforcement and other frontline government agencies because it enables cloud-based applications that back the adoption of large datasets, artificial intelligence, sensors and drones.

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Japan: Anti-dumping investigation on imports of graphite electrode from China

Import and Trade Remedies

Japanese government initiated the anti-dumping investigation on imports of graphite electrode from China on April 24, 2024. The HS code for the product at issue is 8545.11.010 and the WTO customs duty rate for the product is 3.3 % and RCEP duty rate is 2.1%. The claimed anti-dumping duty rate by the claimants was 37.7%

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Export-Import Bank taking open-minded approach on the use of generative AI tools

FedScoop

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is among the agencies opting for a more permissive approach to generative AI tools, providing employees the same kind of access the independent agency has for access to the internet, according to its top IT official. “We We’re also actually encouraging our staff to play with this,” Spira said.

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