Early this month, several electrical trade associations urged the Biden administration to implement pragmatic BABA rules. In the letter sent to the Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator at the White House, the...more
On 7 March 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a final rule amending the FAR to implement a January 2021 Executive Order (EO), EO 14005, aimed to strengthen domestic preferences in Government...more
A major pillar of President Biden’s campaign was strengthening the Buy American requirements in procurement law, promising both before and after the election that “[n]o government contracts will be given to companies that...more
The FAR Council recently published its proposed rule to implement a part of President Biden’s January 28, 2021 Executive Order No. 14005 (EO 14005), which dictated certain revisions to the Buy American Act (BAA) regulations....more
Change is in the air for the Buy American Act (“BAA”). On July 30, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to implement President Biden’s...more
A proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) published on July 30, 2021 will “strengthen the impact of the Buy American Act” (“BAA”) over the next eight years, according to the Federal Register notice....more
The United States Government is the world’s biggest single buyer, spending approximately $600 billion a year on purchases. Since 1933, with the passage of the Buy American Act, the federal government has, with varied degrees...more
On January 25, President Biden signed an Executive Order that contemplates increasing the domestic content thresholds and price preferences for domestic goods under the Buy American Act ("BAA," 41 U.S.C. §§ 8301-8305). The...more
Despite their many differences, Presidents Trump and Biden agree on one thing: that the Government should favor American manufacturers over foreign companies by tightening the protectionist restrictions applicable to many...more
Calls for Significant Changes To Federal Domestic Preference Policy, Waivers, and Buy American Eligibility - President Biden signed an executive order (order or EO) on January 25, 2021, to direct more spending of the...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 order is part of his “Build Back Better Recovery Plan” to strengthen American...more
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers” (Order), which is intended to be the first step toward fulfilling his...more
On July 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (the “Council”) to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) to change the definition of foreign goods...more
Few phrases sum up the Trump administration’s policy goals better than “Buy American.” We hear it in advertising; we hear it in the State of the Union; and we find it littered throughout government buying priorities. Here is...more
• The White House has issued a new Executive Order designed to promote the use of American-made products in all infrastructure projects receiving federal funding, another step in the Trump Administration's Buy American...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more
President Trump made headlines in April by signing an Executive Order urging federal agencies to “Buy American and Hire American.” While this Order makes no substantive legal changes and, for now, appears to be more bark...more
On April 18, 2017, the president issued an executive order announcing a policy of maximizing the federal government's procurement of goods, products and materials produced in the United States, as well as "rigorously"...more
On April 18, President Trump signed the “Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American” (the Order), which declares the Executive branch’s policy to buy American goods and rigorously enforce and administer...more
"My Administration will follow two simple rules: Buy American, and hire American.” - President Donald J. Trump. - Fulfilling a prominent campaign promise, today President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) detailing...more