Federal News Network – The first phase of the Pentagon’s effort to eliminate Chinese military-linked companies from the defense industrial base supply chain takes effect this week, barring defense contractors from working directly with companies on the department’s blacklist. Section 805 of the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill prohibits the Defense Department from entering into, renewing, or extending a contract to procure goods, services, or technology from firms designated by the Pentagon as Chinese military companies under its Section 1260H list.

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