On January 25, President Biden issued his first Made in America order, aimed at maximizing the use of goods, products and materials produced in, and services offered in, the United States in federal financial assistance awards and federal procurement. It
On January 31, President Trump issued a Buy American executive order (EO) that implements a directive in a 2017 order to maximize the use of U.S.-made iron and aluminum and manufactured products in federally funded infrastructure projects. This post
The U.S. trade agenda stands in stark contrast to that of the European Union. While one is inward looking and narrowly focused, the other looks outward and calls for an ambitious negotiating schedule. This post highlights the major actions that the Atlantic
In an August 21 Federal Register notice, the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) invited comments on the costs and benefits to U.S. industry of government procurement obligations under trade agreements and the impact of those
On April 18, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that elaborates on his directive to the Executive Branch to “Buy American and Hire American”. The Buy American portion of the Order seeks to maximize the use of U.S.-made products