For more than 60 years, Congress has passed an annual National Defense Authorization Act establishing budget and policy priorities for the Department of Defense. This must-pass legislation often arrives late in the calendar year and laden with new acquisition rules and requirements. Traditionally, this language also spills over to civilian agencies.
In this episode of Bona Fide Needs, Arnold & Porter Policy Advisor Sara Linder, Policy Advisor Yuvaraj Sivalingam, and Senior Policy Specialist Adrienne Jackson examine what contractors can expect from this year’s NDAA. They’re joined by Arnold and Porter partner and Bona Fide Needs co-host Mike McGill.
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Headlines
0:40 – White House and Congressional News
4:00 – False Claims Act Updates
9:00 – Cybersecurity News
11:25 – Small Business News
14:00 – Federal Regulations
15:00 – NDAA Discussion
1:04:00 – Wrap-up
Show Notes
Senate to Extend Buy American Laws for Navy Ships
Biden Asks Supreme Court to Salvage a President’s Right to Issue Federal Workforce Mandates
VA’s Work with Outside Vendors Draws Lawmaker Scrutiny over Conflicts of Interest
Warren Slams Defense Contractors over Tax Lobbying
Seventh Circuit Vacates and Remands Schutte, Proctor Decisions
Not Having It: DOJ Says SCOTUS Did Not Create New Test for FCA Reckless Disregard
Second Circuit Confirms Dismissal of Whistleblower Case, Based on DOJ Briefs
FCA Defendant Challenges Qui Tam Constitutionality
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of FCA Case Based on Patent Fraud
Whistleblower Petitions SCOTUS to Overturn Sixth Circuit’s Definition of “Remuneration”
But What? DOJ Ties Itself into Knots to Avoid But-For Causation in FCA/AKS Cases
More Disagreement About the Causation Standard for AKS Cases Under the FCA
Proposed CMMC Rule Expected in September
Pentagon Offers Preview of CMMC Level Three Rules
SEC Adopts Controversial New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies
SEC Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules to Start after Labor Day
NIST Publishes Final Draft of Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
NIST Drafts Major Update to Its Widely Used Cybersecurity Framework
NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Reference Tool
Small Businesses’ Share of Federal Contracting Dollars Reaches ‘All Time High,’ SBA Says
Is Flow-Through Income Revenue? This Court Said Yes.
Ultima Services Corp. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Final Rule: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations
FAR Proposed Rule – Sustainable Procurement
Three Ways the Proposed NDAA Could Change the Way Contractors Do Business