From: malassimQRMilation@gmail.com   
      
   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.   
      
   https://tinyurl.com/3ewkx85b   
      
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