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Less than a week in, contractors sort out the meaning of the 45-day continuing resolution

The continuing resolution, which lasts until November 17, takes a six-and-a-half week bite out of fiscal 2024's calendar. In a sense, it resets the countdown to a government shutdown, especially if House Republicans succeed in ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which, in case you hadn't heard...happened. Contractors have been sorting out what it all means. For an update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Stephanie Kostro, the Executive Vice president for Policy at the Professional Services Council.

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Supply chain intel directorate aims to inform procurement ‘risk calculus’

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Second stage of Chinese telecom ban producing unintended consequences

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The key procurement issues in 2021

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The key issues impacting federal procurement

FILE - In this May 4, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible from the steps of the the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Section 889, CMMC and the NDAA

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An inside look at 2020's top procurement developments

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus talks on his smartphone as he walks past a Huawei store in Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. China on Wednesday demanded Washington stop "oppressing Chinese companies" after U.S. regulators declared telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Agencies, contractors get more time to purge Chinese-made telecom gear from supply chains

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10 tantalizing topics testing procurement in the new fiscal year

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Defense Industry

DoD OKs companies for safe drone production to wean off reliance on China

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Commentary

Section 889 implementation: Language changes that may have big consequences

A Huawei sign is displayed on their premises in Reading, England, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications for relations between London and Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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ODNI allowing agencies to delay implementing new Chinese equipment ban

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Federal Newscast

Congressional regulators voice concerns about Postal Service delivery standards

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, attendees walk past a display for 5G services from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing. Chinese tech giant Huawei says its 2019 sales rose 19.1% over a year earlier despite U.S. sanctions that hampered its smartphone and network equipment businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Acquisition Policy

Ban on Chinese products starts today despite confusion over acquisition rule

In this Aug. 27, 2019, photo, an employee works on the production line of a smart electricity meter manufacturing plant in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province. Two surveys of Chinese manufacturing show demand is weak amid a mounting tariff war with Washington over trade and technology. (Chinatopix via AP)

Tom Temin Commentary

This federal rulemaking missed the mark

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Acquisition Policy

Second supply chain risk management rule drops putting agencies, vendors on notice

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Contracting

NDAA is not the only congressional activity contractors are watching

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The business implications of Section 889

Tom Sisti is the executive vice president and general counsel at the Coalition for Government Procurement.

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Section 889, GSA's eCommerce initiative & more