Tag: Procurement statistics

Administration’s Report on Impact of Agreements on Buy American Laws

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted a “Report on the Impact of Free Trade Agreements on Buy American Laws” (Report) on its website, dated February 2024. The Report was in response to a directive in the infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

GAO Procurement Report: Valid Criticisms, Questionable Comparison

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

TTIP Procurement Data Debate: Time to Conclude?

This week, the United States and the European Union embark on their latest round of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), where on government procurement they remain far apart. One of the ongoing points of contention is