“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…