Computers, software and related devices could become more expensive and more difficult to bring into the U.S. under a rule proposed by the Homeland Security Department.
Federal IT and professional services stocks have been outperforming the broader stock market because investors are attracted to the relative stability of the industry.
Attendees at last week's AUSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition expressed concern that a new administration might be forced to scale back defense spending.
The bill, which passed Congress last month, would require contracting officers to follow a stricter rule that enforces competition on task and delivery orders on existing contracts.
Patent owners have turned their attention to the terms and conditions of patent licenses now that the Supreme Court has recently expanded the scope of patent exhaustion through its <i>Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics</i> decision.
