DOD, GSA, NASA Draft Rules Banning Purchases Of IT Products From China

The Defense Department, the General Services Administration and NASA have drafted interim final regulations to ban government purchases of IT and video surveillance equipment and components from Huawei and other China-based tech firms, a move that could fuel growing tensions between Washington and Beijing. Huawei has long been at the center of those tensions. The Commerce Department in May put the Chinese telecom giant on its “Entity List,” requiring U.S. companies to apply for export licenses -- under the presumption...