WASHINGTON -- The US Department of Defense (DoD) is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 that makes contractors and subcontractors subject to approval (as well as review and audit) by appropriate DoD officials when identifying a contractor-approved supplier of electronic parts.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – EMS provider Key Tronic reported fiscal third quarter revenue of $108.4 million, down 4.6% year-over-year.

YORK, UK – Electronic components distributor Cyclops Group has sold its contract manufacturing and assembly division to a management-led buyout team.

LOS ANGELES – The owner of PRB Logics, an Orange County-based seller of electronic components, was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he sold counterfeit integrated circuits, some of which could have been used in military applications.