In Energizer Battery, Inc. v. United States, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) recently addressed “substantial transformation” for purposes of determining country of origin (COO) for US government procurement purposes under the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). This is a case of first impression for the CIT, which has jurisdiction to review Customs and
Tom Barletta
DFARS Proposed Rule Provides Guidance on Indirect Offset Costs
By Tom Barletta on
Posted in Global Defense Developments
On November 4, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to modify the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and apply statutory changes pertaining to costs associated with indirect offsets under foreign military sales (FMS) agreements. For more information, please see our advisory.