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Supply chains aren't what they used to be: disruption is now par for the course Alex Saric is a smart procurement expert at Ivalua Supermarkets in Northern Ireland felt the brunt of immediate post-Brexit supply issues (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) From the impact of COVID-19, to tariff wars between the US and China, and the uncertainty of Brexit, supply chain risk has become increasingly difficult, and important, to manage. At the same time, increased geopolitical tensions have caused a growing concern about nation state espionage, which has put organisations un...

A former MI6 chief has revealed his shock at not being consulted about the decision to introduce Huawei technology in Britain.  Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said he and other members of the security services were 'intensely shocked' when they heard that the original Huawei deal went through.   BT notified the government of Huawei's interest in a £10 billion infrastructure deal in the UK in 2003.   However, it later emerged that officials had chosen not to refer the matter to ministers until 2006, a year after the contract had been signed. A 2013 report by the I...

Telecommunications (Security) Bill From: The Telecommunications (Security) Bill takes forward the government’s commitments within the Telecoms Supply Chain Review Report to establish an enhanced legislative framework for telecoms security, and to provide the government with the powers to take action on the use of high risk vendors on national security grounds. Documents 15 January 2021 30 November 2020 24 November 2020 No this page is not useful Thank you for your feedback There is something wrong with this page Close Help us improve GOV.UK What were you doing? H...

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 ...

Britain has abolished the tampon tax after leaving the EU. Credit: AP People have happily marked the start of a brand new year after the troubles of 2020 and the arrival of 2021 brings with it some significant differences to public life. Here's a brief rundown on what changed come the stroke of midnight. 'Sexist' tampon tax was axed The tampon tax has been abolished as VAT on women’s sanitary products was slashed to zero. Chancellor Rishi Sunak had committed to ending the widely unpopular tax on tampons and pads in the March Budget. EU law had prevented member states from reducing the rate ...