WHAT: On January 14, 2025, less than a week before President Biden left office, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a final rule updating its Buy America rules to rescind...more
1/27/2025
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Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Manufacturers ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
WHAT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued long-awaited final guidance on the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. As we’ve highlighted in prior...more
Please join us for the inaugural episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more
2/15/2023
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Bridges ,
Broadband ,
Clean Energy ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deadlines ,
Energy Sector ,
Funding Opportunities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Manufacturers ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Public Transit ,
Research and Development ,
Roads ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry ,
Water ,
Webinars
Despite the deep partisan divides that exist in Washington, there is one issue that both parties seem to agree on: strengthening “Buy American” preferences when using government funds. ...more
WHAT: Consistent with President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) related to strengthening “Made In America Laws,” the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule that would once again alter existing Buy...more
WHAT: In our January 2021 alert, we reported on President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) “Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers,” which seeks to strengthen enforcement of Made in America Laws...more
What: Three days into the new administration, President Biden has issued an additional Executive Order (EO or Order) impacting government contractors, U.S. manufacturers, and grantees and other recipients of federal financial...more