This post has been updated to reflect the Governor’s signature of the legislation. On June 20, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced that they had reached agreement on legislation that will require the use of American-made
On March 13, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report, with an attention-grabbing title: United States Reported Opening More Opportunities to Foreign Firms Than Other Countries, but Better Data Are Needed. Based on a broad comparison
On September 27, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, “Government Procurement Agreements Contain Similar Provisions, but Market Access Commitments Vary”, in response to a congressional request. Two Senators (Jeff Merkley,
A Djaghe white paper on U.S. Procurement Commitments under Trade Agreements provides a comprehensive examination of international trade agreements that apply to U.S. government procurement, the U.S. commitments under those agreements and the legal framework
A Djaghe white paper on the TTIP Procurement Negotiations provides an in-depth examination of the government procurement issues in the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Partnership (TTIP), based on a compilation of relevant posts from
On January 29th, the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, proposed a new tool that would allow it to penalize countries that apply restrictive procurement practices that discriminate against EU businesses. With the new regulation,
On December 15, 2015, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published revised thresholds that apply to U.S. federal and state procurement covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and free trade agreements (FTAs) for the calendar years 2016 and
NFTC Asks NJ Governor to Veto Buy America Legislation UPDATE: On February 5, 2015, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed several legislative measures that would have imposed new Buy America requirements on procurement by New Jersey state agencies and
The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) has published a new Guide to International Trade Agreements. It is designed to assist “state officials understand U.S. trade agreements and their obligations under the agreements”
The 38 states committed to open procurement under international agreements can deny access to purchases that fall under exclusions and restrictions applicable to all states. Furthermore, many states reserve certain procurement for local suppliers based