Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, on July 9 put forward a Buy American plan that includes elements that coincide with President Trump’s aims of tightening domestic content requirements and waivers. The Biden plan also includes
The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) investigation of China’s trade practices relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) and forced technology transfer under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 provided the president with a third opportunity to
The Trump administration has embarked on two investigations to determine whether imports of steel and aluminum are threatening the national security of the United States, under a law that has not been used for 15 years. On April 19, 2017, the Department of
The annual West Government Contracts Year in Review Conference in mid-February provided an opportunity for taking stock of advancements and setbacks in international procurement. The assessment pointed to modest improvements in the international procurement
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to raise tariffs on imports into the United States, including imposing 45% tariffs on goods from China and 35% tariffs on Mexican goods. This post examines the authority of the President to unilaterally
The Senate and the House of Representatives passed different versions of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA). The Senate version included a Buy America provision that applied to water infrastructure projects, but the House bill did not. In
During the U.S. presidential election campaign, Donald Trump threated to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and perhaps even the World Trade Organization (WTO), and to impose