{"id":60857,"date":"2020-07-09T18:24:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/09\/us-governments-huawei-ban-is-too-fast-contractors-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:33:14","slug":"us-governments-huawei-ban-is-too-fast-contractors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/07\/09\/us-governments-huawei-ban-is-too-fast-contractors-say\/","title":{"rendered":"US government\u2019s Huawei ban moving too fast, contractors say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 With the Trump administration poised to impose a government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, trade groups say that companies, still reeling from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, should get more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The administration plans to finalize regulations that would prohibit government contracting with companies whose supply chains contain products from five Chinese companies including Huawei, Reuters reported Thursday. The administration, confronting China on trade and a host of issues, has deemed <\/a>Huawei an espionage threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe danger our nation faces from foreign adversaries like China looking to infiltrate our systems is great,\u201d Russ Vought, acting director of the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget, said in a statement to Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Trump Administration is keeping our government strong against nefarious networks like Huawei by fully implementing the ban on Federal procurement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But leaders of the National Defense Industrial Association and the Professional Services Council have been calling for the deadline, now Aug. 13, to be moved. They argue the focus should be on recovering from the fallout caused by the COVID-19 crisis. And citing the far-reaching implications of the government\u2019s rules, NDIA says companies should get a yearlong extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordered by a 2019 law, the new rule from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council would touch any company that sells goods and services to the U.S. government, requiring them to either obtain a government waiver or certify they do not use products from those companies, even though some of the banned telecommunications and surveillance equipment is among the top sellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s difficult to project the impact of a FAR rule that we haven\u2019t seen, the potential impact under the statute could affect nearly every contractor and subcontractor across the entire federal government,\u201d PSC President and CEO David Berteau said in an email to Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCompliance with a complex rule, one with consequences that reach beyond prime contractors, could be confusing, complicated, and technically challenging. An extension of the deadline would actually strengthen U.S. security by ensuring better planning and execution of the statutory prohibitions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t