August 13 is approaching and, for many in the Defense Industrial base (and beyond) that means it’s time for another regulatory complication to global trade, specifically the implementation of Section 889, which forbids the government from contracting with companies who have telecom and surveillance equipment from 5 major chinese companies in their supply chains, including Huawei and ZTE.

But what, exactly does that mean? And how can businesses get ahead of this massive regulatory effort?

Thankfully there are people like Megan Brown in the world. Megan is an attorney and partner at Wiley Rein LLP, and on this episode of What Lies Beneath?, our guest host, Andrea Little Limbago, talks to Megan all about: 

-The role of bias and how it fits into regulations and insecurity

-The 2 parts of Section 889 (sections A & B) and what they have to do with the global supply chain

-Why the US government is so set on not doing business with companies like Huawei

-Why the lack of definitions in the statute and the lack of clarity is troublesome