Industry groups seek six-month extension in federal ban on contractors using Huawei, ZTE

Two industry groups, citing the coronavirus outbreak, are pressing lawmakers to provide a six-month extension to the deadline for when federal contractors are banned from using telecommunications products from China-based firms Huawei and ZTE.

In a March 31 letter to leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services committees, as well as other congressional panels, the National Defense Industrial Association and the Professional Services Council ask lawmakers to delay implementation of Part B of Section 889 of the Fiscal...