Jan.12.2021
On December 11, 2020, Congress presented to President Trump H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. On December 23, 2020, President Trump vetoed the bill. Subsequently, the House voted on December 28, 2020 and the Senate voted on January 1, 2021 to override the veto.
This Act contains numerous provisions that will impose new requirements, expectations, or opportunities for government contractors. Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group discusses the most consequential changes in the FY2021 NDAA for government contractors below.
Cybersecurity
The FY2021 NDAA is notably replete with cybersecurity measures, particularly those intended to shore up the cybersecurity posture of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). The cybersecurity measures include: