The Ending Double Dealing Act of 2026 prohibits the Department of Defense from contracting with consulting firms that simultaneously provide services to foreign adversaries or entities controlled by those adversaries. The bill specifically targets firms working with China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and the Maduro regime in Venezuela, as well as companies on various federal sanctions and export control lists. Consulting firms bidding for Pentagon contracts must disclose any relationships with these covered entities from the past five years, and those that fail to disclose or knowingly conceal such conflicts face contract termination and potential debarment from federal contracting for up to five years. The bill allows firms to regain eligibility by certifying they have severed all ties with covered entities and will not accept work from them while receiving Pentagon funds. The Defense Department must issue implementation policies within 180 days and update federal acquisition regulations within one year to enforce these conflict-of-interest protections.
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