On January 15, 2025, Christopher Griesedieck and David Smith published “How 2025 NDAA May Affect DOD Procurement Protests” in Law360. The following is an excerpt:
On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025. The law authorizes $895.2 billion for national defense discretionary programs and will shape U.S. defense priorities, from military readiness to emerging technologies.
Some features of the bill will be of particular interest to the federal contracting community, including a pilot program to require unsuccessful bid protesters to pay the U.S. Department of Defense and the contract awardee, as well as higher barriers for challenging DOD procurements at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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