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		<title>Criteria for a &#8220;Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Avoidance and Detection System&#8221; Introduced in the Proposed DFARS Rule on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article prepared by this author and published by the National Contract Management Association [1] describes how counterfeit parts avoidance and detection has emerged as an area of business and legal risk that aerospace and defense (A&#38;D) contractors should incorporate into compliance programs. Since the publication of this article, a propose DFARS rule on [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2654&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Consequences of Counterfeit” – ECIA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ECIA&#8217;s May 2013 newsletter&#8230; “Risk of counterfeit product remains an industry hot button, and getting even hotter in the aerospace and medical sectors. ECIA is actively engaged in the government’s effort to mitigate the risks by defining new parameters for the term “authorized”. Learn what’s happening and how you can participate.” More at ECIA<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2651&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Imbalanced Approach to Counterfeit Prevention – Proposed DFARS rule on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Section 818 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [1] calls for DoD to implement a risk based approach to counterfeit prevention and to establish regulations for contractors to “eliminate counterfeit electronic parts from the defense supply chain”. DoD Instruction 4140.67, DoD Counterfeit Prevention Policy [2], describes a realistic approach to counterfeit prevention. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2630&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Definition of &#8216;legally authorized source&#8217; in the proposed DFARS Rule on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed DFARS Rule on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts” includes the term &#8216;legally authorized source.&#8217; &#8220;Legally authorized source means the current design activity or the original manufacturer or a supplier authorized by the current design activity or the original manufacturer to produce an item.&#8221; In his comment submitted in response to the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2624&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FAR / DFAR Case Update (17 May 2013)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Status updates from the 17 May &#8216;Open Cases Reports&#8217; &#8230; DFARS Case 2012-D055: Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts - 05/16/2013 Published proposed FAR rule in Federal Register (78 FR 28780) Public comment period ends 07/15/2013. DFARS Case 2012-D050: Supply Chain Risk &#8211; 05/17/2013 Uploaded rule and FRN in ROCIS on 3-28-2013. Sent to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2586&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Problematic Definition of ‘Counterfeit Part’ within the Proposed DFARS Rule on Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed definition of “counterfeit part” within the proposed DFARS Rule on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts” introduces a number of inconsistencies and problems. Counterfeit part means— (1) An unauthorized copy or substitute part that has been identified, marked, and/or altered by a source other than the part&#8217;s legally authorized source and has [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2608&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Disparity within the FR Notice for Proposed DFARS Rule on Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts (“Unallowable Costs”)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some may be misled by the ‘supplementary information’ within the Federal Register Notice describing the proposed DFARS Rule on “Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts”. A disparity exists between the description of allowable cost exceptions and the wording of those exceptions within the proposed rule itself. When the proposed DFARS rule appeared in the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2603&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New DoD Counterfeit Prevention Policy: Resolves Responsibilities Within DoD But Leaves Many Contractor Questions Unresolved — Robert S. Metzger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This new paper by Bob Metzger, of Rogers, Joseph O’Donnell, discusses DODI 4140.67. Bob compares the policy to NDAA2012§818 and the Kendall guidance memo, and presents observations on key responsibilities assigned to departments and DoD Components. &#8230; &#8220;New DoD Counterfeit Prevention Policy: Resolves Responsibilities Within DoD But Leaves Many Contractor Questions Unresolved&#8220; Bob observes the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2532&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Proposed Rule re &#8220;Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://counterfeitparts.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/a-proposed-rule-re-detection-and-avoidance-of-counterfeit-electronic-parts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in partial implementation of a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, relating to the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts. &#8230; Detection and Avoidance [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2582&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Example of Counterfeit Prevention for Bare Die Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Livingston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When describing counterfeit prevention for microelectronic products, literature and standards tend to focus on packaged products. After the original release of AS5553, G19 committee participants discussed the need for counterfeit avoidance and detection protocols directed toward bare die products. Though discussions have occurred during joint meetings with the JEDEC JC-13.5 Hybrid, RF/Microwave, and MCM Technology [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=counterfeitparts.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30995328&#038;post=2572&#038;subd=counterfeitparts&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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