"[DoD will] need to establish new and presumably vastly streamlined rules that balance the other statutory constraints," said Dan Ramish ...

If there is one thing the Pentagon should have learned over the last seven decades of buying the equipment and expertise it needs to build, modernize and maintain military capability it is that one ...

Defense contracts have risen sharply in recent years as global security challenges intensify. The ongoing war in Ukraine and ...

Birds fly near the Pentagon building over the U.S. Air Force Memorial on December 22, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Technological innovation is a core means for societies to ...

The House of Representatives draft version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would require the Pentagon to create and maintain a database of all commercial vendors involved in clandestine ...

The U.S. Homeland Security Department on March 19 declared the defense industrial base a part of the country’s critical infrastructure, and the Defense Department on March 20 promoted the declaration ...

The Pentagon must default to rapid acquisition processes when buying software, from business systems to weapons components, the defense secretary said in a Thursday memo. The move is a “big deal,” one ...

In the context of a DOD OT, a consortium is a relationship between a group of traditional and non-traditional contractors, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and a government sponsor ...

To combat cyber theft and better safeguard government contractors, the Department of Defense has introduced a pivotal protection: the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework.

President Donald Trump is weighing an aggressive new step in his running battle with the Pentagon's biggest suppliers, ...

Complex litigation and multi-party negotiations may result in unique dynamics, with groups of parties aligned. Counsel in such cases should recognize the potential benefits of joint defense and common ...

On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an $8.4 million settlement agreement with several defense contract companies (“companies”) resolving alleged violations of the False Claims Act ...