DoD Adopts Final Rule Restricting Acquisition of Certain Magnets and Tungsten from North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran

Summary

The US Department of Defense has finalized a rule, with changes, to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, which prohibits the acquisition of certain magnets and tungsten from North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran, as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.