🏴Proposed Deletions from Procurement List and Business Impact
The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Learn More🛠️FERC Notice on Supply Chain Risk Management Workshop Details
The Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host a workshop focused on supply chain risk management on March 20, 2025. The event aims to discuss proposed standards for assessing supply chain risks, specifically the validation of vendor information, encouraging entities to enhance their procurement processes and risk management strategies. The workshop will be hybrid, allowing for both in-person and virtual attendance.
Learn More📦Additional Tariffs on Chinese Products from U.S. Executive Order
In order to effectuate the President's February 1, 2025 Executive Order "Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China," which imposes specified rates of duty on imports of articles that are products of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that appropriate action is needed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the annex to this notice.
Learn More🛡️New Regulations to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply
This final rule, published by the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), sets forth regulations and procedures to address undue or unacceptable risks to national security and U.S. persons posed by classes of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of certain foreign adversaries and that are integral to connected vehicles as defined herein.
Learn More⚖️Corrections to U.S. Department of Commerce ICTS Regulations 2025
The Department of Commerce is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 6, 2024. This final rule revises the regulations on the Department of Commerce's review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons. That rule inadvertently omitted instructions to update certain regulatory language included in the rule. This document corrects the omissions in the December 6, 2024 rule.
Learn More🔗RFI on Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing & Procurement Strategies
This request for information (RFI) seeks input on ways the Federal Government can build the resilience of domestic semiconductor manufacturing and maintain this essential capability through the procurement of commercial IT end products that include semiconductors fabricated in the United States. Specific feedback is sought on potential procurement approaches to minimize supply chain disruption and increase fabrication of semiconductors in the United States.
Learn More📅Defense Business Board Meeting
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Business Board ("the Board") will take place.
Learn More📜FDA Guidance on Device Manufacturing Discontinuances and Notifications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled "Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of a Device Under Section 506J of the FD&C Act." This guidance updates the previous version of the guidance, of the same title, issued on November 17, 2023, and finalizes the concurrently issued draft guidance entitled "Select Updates for the 506J Guidance: 506J Device List and Additional Notifications." This guidance finalizes a list of device product codes for which a manufacturer of such devices is required to notify FDA in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (hereafter referred to as the "506J Device List") and clarifies that manufacturers may submit voluntary notifications regarding supply chain issues at any time, unrelated to the declaration or potential declaration of a public health emergency (PHE).
Learn More📦Notice on USPS Shipping Service Agreement for Businesses
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
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