The American Conference Institute generously invited Margaret to present at its 8th National Forum on Foreign, Ownership, Control and Interest (FOCI). Margaret’s topic – National Interest Determinations (NID) that the U.S. government needs to make before giving classified information to certain FOCI businesses performing U.S. Government contracts. https://www.americanconference.com/foci/agenda/
Margaret presented for ACAMS, the Association of Certified Anti-Moneylaundering Specialists on identifying red flags related to Russia, Iran, North Korea and China access to Western-made dual-use or other sensitive goods and technologies. Bottom line – banks and financial institutions have a role in monitoring the sales of Western-made dual-use and other sensitive goods and technologies…
Cassidy Law PLLC is excited to announce that Lynne Halbrooks is joining the firm. Lynne brings a wealth of industry and government experience to Cassidy Law PLLC. Her role as the Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel of Acuity International gives her a unique perspective into the legal and compliance risks of doing business…
“Non-traditional defense contractor” – sounds like a start-up run by hipsters that has decided to sell its cutting-edge tech to the Department of Defense when it has never before done so. In other words, an anti-establishment, small business looking to sell to DoD. That is not really the case. In fact, some very traditional defense…
U.S. technology and products are ending up in North Korean missiles which are ending up in Russia which Russia then uses in its war against the Ukraine. One does not need to be a knowledgeable on U.S. export control laws to reach the conclusion that this fact demonstrates that U.S. companies with export-controlled items and…
Ten Things a Business Lawyer Should Know about the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) regulations have increasingly been in the news. There is good reason—CFIUS regulations have become more robust to address U.S. national security concerns. Given this, business lawyers should consider CFIUS…
What Happens In a Shut Down It will happen fast! DoD guidance on the shutdown says it will take them about a half a day to shut down. Government facilities will be closed. The Government will define employees as essential or as non-essential. Essential government employees will be expected to continue working. Non-essential government employees…
The Government Has Banned TikTok The U.S. Government has banned from Government IT systems and Government devices, the TikTok app, or any application created or sold by ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok. The ban applies Government contractors and subcontractors to some degree as well. The ban was issued because of U.S. Government concerns that…
DoD Speaks Again on Inflation Defense contractors have been letting DoD acquisition folks know that inflation is impacting their ability to perform firm fixed price contracts. So, DoD issued another memo advising contracting officers about a “range of approaches” available to contracting officers when it comes to adjusting firm fixed price contracts in response to…
Overview There are times, when a government employee may ask a contractor to provide supplies or services without a contract; to provide supplies and services for free; or to start performance before a contract is signed. Most contractors will do so since they are relying on the guidance of those in the government on how…