by Marcia G. Madsen and Cameron R. Edlefsen
On September 30, 2022, the US Department of Defense's ("DoD") two-year
waiver expired with respect to contracting prohibitions set forth in
Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense
Authorization Act.
Since FY 2019, agencies have been precluded by statute from
contracting with companies that use certain telecommunications
equipment or services from companies—Huawei Technologies being the
most frequently discussed example1—that Congress determined presented substantial security risks to the United States and its manufacturing
base. Government agencies were allowed to grant waivers from these
restrictions for two years, but that potential grace period has
ended. On the other hand, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
has waiver authority that is not tied to an expiration period. All
contractors doing business with the government must be in compliance
with these substantial restrictions.
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