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Buy American: What Government Contractors Need to Know
Bidding for Major Contracts? Compliance Requirements You Should Prepare for Now
2021 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
2022 NDAA: Important Considerations for Government Contractors
Bid Protest: LPTAs - Are They Still Okay? - Webinar
Podcast: Discussing Government Procurement with Karen Walker and Tiffany Roddenberry
Biden Administration: The First 100 Days and Key Developments to Watch
Past Performance: How to Use Yours, Benefit from Others’, and Defend It from Attacks
Missteps in the Bid Protest Process: War Stories from the Trenches
Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
Navigating Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
Common Issues in Government Procurement and Contracting with John Edwards and William Stowe
SBA’s Final Rule on Mentor-Protégé Programs: Key Changes for Government Contractors
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part II – Doing Business With the Commonwealth of Virginia
Prohibitions on Use of Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services, Complying with the NDAA
Shoot for the STARS: Q&A with SBA’s John Klein on GSA's 8(a) STARS III RFP
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a final rule discontinuing its longstanding Buy America waiver for manufactured products used in...more
With the goal of bolstering domestic U.S. manufacturers and supply chains, the Federal Government has announced revisions to the “Buy American” program that will pressure U.S. agencies and companies to work with domestic...more
Numerous changes to the Buy American Act (“BAA”) have been proposed and implemented in recent years, with another one coming this week. Beginning today, on October 25, 2022, the domestic content requirement for components in...more
President Biden kicked off his administration with an agenda and a flurry of executive orders that will affect government contractors during his administration and potentially longer. The areas of focus impact many aspects of...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers (the “EO”). The purpose of the EO is to strengthen “Made in America Laws,” which...more
President Joe Biden issued on January 25 an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers (EO). This EO leaves in place key portions of the prior administration’s July 15, 2019...more
Election 2020 Snapshot: Helping our aerospace and defense (A&D) clients make sense of the U.S. election - The election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States likely will result in significant shifts in U.S....more
On August 6, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump issued his much-anticipated "Buy American" Executive Order (EO), intended to increase and support domestic manufacture and Federal government procurement of "essential...more
Preparing the defense budget is not an easy thing. Typically, the goal is to have the bills passed by the House and Senate, and then to go into conference to resolve differences and develop a single bill that can pass through...more
Companies are struggling. Many have shut down. Some are surviving from a remote workforce. Some critical businesses – healthcare providers, food, pharmacies and essential services (e.g. utilities) – are continuing to...more
President Trump continues to push forward with his “Buy American, Hire American” initiative with the issuance of his third Executive Order No. 13881 (the “Order”) on July 15, 2019, entitled “Maximizing Use of American-Made...more
On July 15, 2019, President Trump signed his third Executive Order on the topic of buying American, “Executive Order on Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials.” ...more
President Donald Trump’s most recent effort to maximize the use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States through proposed changes to and enforcement of the regulations implementing the Buy American Act...more
In 2017, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Buy American and Hire American” which stated a commitment to do just that. Earlier this year, expanding on this policy, President Trump issued an executive order...more
On January 31, 2019, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects” (the “Order”). The Order is the second executive order issued by President Trump that aims...more
• On January 31, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order that directs federal departments and agencies to take steps to encourage recipients of federal financial assistance for a broad range of infrastructure projects...more
New Executive Order Would Expand Domestic Preferences In Federal Procurement For Infrastructure Projects - On January 31, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled “Strengthening Buy-American...more
En abril de 2018, el presidente Trump emitió un decreto ejecutivo que pide controles más estrictos de las leyes federales de “Compra Estadounidense” (Buy American). Estas leyes han estado en los libros por varias décadas y,...more
As a result of newly enacted Texas Senate Bill 1289, buying American iron and steel is now a requirement on certain public infrastructure projects in Texas. Promoted by President Trump, passed by the Texas Legislature in May...more
"Buy American, Hire American" is no longer just a campaign slogan. It is the subject of an Executive Order signed by President Trump on April 19. The order details the Trump administration’s policy of ensuring compliance with...more