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Competing global supply chain approaches

Federal News Network

The pandemic and its aftermath created a greater awareness of the fragility of global supply chains, and the federal government’s overreliance on adversaries in the supply chain. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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U.S. Government Brings Criminal Charges Against Individual Alleged to be Responsible for Falsely Representing that Cameras Sold to Government Customers were Compliant with Section 889 Requirements

Inside Government Contracts

A similar prohibition, Section 889(b)(1), effective on August 13, 2020, is imposed on loan and grant funds, and prohibits agencies from expending any such funds on covered telecommunications equipment or services.

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Competing Global Supply Chain Approaches  

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The pandemic and its aftermath created a greater awareness of the fragility of global supply chains, and the federal government’s over reliance on adversaries in the supply chain. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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Interim Rule Effective in December Establishes Requirements for Contractors to Remove Identified Products and Services from the U.S. Government Supply Chain

Government Contracts & Investigations

On October 5, 2023, the FAR Council released an Interim Rule on “ Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders.” Government supply chain as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (“FASC). In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R.

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Inefficient Procurement processes are costing UK businesses almost £2m per year, reveals research

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Purchasing (45%), invoicing (41%) and budget management (39%) are the most digitised processes to date. Full digital transformation remains a long way off for most Procurement and supply chain organisations. Two-thirds of businesses still reliant on manual and paper-based processes . please visit: [link]. About the study.

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“(Don’t) Let the Chips Fall Where They May”:  FAR Council Previews Proposed Rule Implementing the Covered Semiconductor Prohibition  

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Prohibition Section 5949 contains two prohibitions on the purchase or use of “covered semiconductor products or services,” defined as those designed, produced, or provided by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) or Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), and any of their affiliates.

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

FedInsider

But it also has value far away from the battlespace, such as 5G efficiencies in supply chain and warehouse logistics and support for open standards while maintaining secure networks. and its allies and partners.