Veto Threat Over "Buy American" Amendment
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he will recommend that President Bush veto the 2004 Defense Authorization bill unless new Buy American requirements are dropped.

Homeland Security Department Proposes Liability Protection for Anti-Terrorism Technologies
The Department of Homeland Security has issued proposed regulations to give technology contractors limited protection from liability and to allow vendors to register their products as “qualified anti-terrorism technologies.”

"Accountability" Bill Proposed
A bipartisan group of House members has introduced a new version of the so-called “contractor blacklist” bill.

GSA Posts Final Rule on Fees
Contractors on GSA Schedules will be permitted to withhold a portion of the industrial funding fee to cover costs associated with a reduction in the fee.

Congress Chips Away at Competitive Sourcing
Congressional opponents of outsourcing have won two rounds in Congress.

Defense Acquisition Rulebook to Go on a Diet
A Defense Department task force proposes a crash diet to slim down the ponderous, 1,400-page Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement.