There's no regulation in effect specifically directing federal acquisition personnel to consider the possibility that consultants with U.S. contracts may have ties to China, which, according to the Government Accountability Office, poses a risk to national security. Existing legislation to address this oversight gap has “yet to see fruition,” given statutory implementation deadlines have passed without action, a GAO report published Thursday said . If Defense Department and the Office of Management and Budget’s federal procurement policy office don’t create...
