The National Defense Industrial Association and the Professional Services Council are calling for an extension of the August 13 deadline on a government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment. They argue that industry’s focus should be on recovering from the fallout caused by the COVID-19 crisis and NDIA says the deadline should be delayed by a year. PSC President and CEO David Berteau argues that “an extension of the deadline would actually strengthen U.S. security by ensuring better planning and execution of the statutory prohibitions.”
