Industry groups say Trump administration miscalculated burden of Huawei, ZTE ban

Agencies and vendors had little time to prepare for the widespread ban on Chinese telecommunications products from companies like ZTE and Huawei. It went into effect Aug. 13 and while contractors knew the federal acquisition regulation change was in the works for the better part of a year, they say their input and insight into the government's plans was limited. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller wrote about why several industry associations, representing hundreds of contractors, agree with the spirit and intent of the interim final rule. But they believe some adjustments are necessary to truly protect the federal supply chain. Jason joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in studio for more.