The United States agreed to revise procurement provisions in two free trade agreements (FTAs) in side letters to the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). One side letter will replace the procedures that apply to procurement covered under the
The House of Representatives’ expansion of set-asides for U.S. small businesses could raise objections from trading partners. Tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2016, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in mid-May,