Tag: Government Accountability Office

GAO Report: Limited Purchases from Foreign Sources

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its report, “Foreign Sourcing in Government Procurement,” provided broad estimates of purchases from foreign sources by the U.S. federal government and central governments of the other six main parties to

GAO Reviews Buy American Act Waivers

ITEM OF NOTE This post highlights findings of a December 2018 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the use of waivers and exceptions of the Buy American Act of 1933 (BAA). GAO found that of the federal agencies’ purchases of $196

GAO Compares Procurement Agreements

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 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,

GAO Reports on Size of Procurement Markets

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has just published a study, entitled “The United States and European Union Are the Two Largest Markets Covered by Key Procurement-Related Markets”. The GAO calculated that from 2008 through 2012, the United