By: Margaret M. Cassidy & Andrew Swick Acting on directives from Congress over the course of several National Defense Authorization Acts, the Department of Defense is on the move to get Chinese military companies’ products and services out of the U.S. defense industrial base. This is a vital exercise for U.S. national defense. For defense...

By: Margaret M. Cassidy Bottom Line Up Front Make sure you know if you are selling commercial, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), or non-commercial items to the government because it directly impacts your procurement strategy, compliance obligations, pricing requirements, rights in intellectual property and contract administration: Selling commercial items: You are facing a speedier procurement process, and...