Just in time for the season of new backpacks, lunch boxes, and school supplies, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned some homework to contractors looking to participate in Federal financial assistance...more
9/7/2023
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Buy America ,
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
For-Profit Corporations ,
Infrastructure ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Material Suppliers ,
OMB ,
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Supply Chain
On June 2, 2023, the FAR Council issued an Interim Rule to implement the prohibition on having or using TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited (covered application)....more
7/17/2023
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
TikTok
After 15 months of quarantines, restrictions, and mandatory home schooling, summer 2021 is luring with escape and excitement across the country. We all hope for beach days and reunions with loved ones as we (hopefully)...more
7/27/2021
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Jones Act ,
Made in the USA ,
OMB ,
Supply Chain
“Now, the next part is very important…”
As scrutiny of domestic preference requirements increases in the wake of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of...more
6/14/2021
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Buy American Act ,
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Infrastructure ,
Joe Biden ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Interest ,
Secretary of Transportation ,
Supply Chain ,
Waivers
A new administration has moved into the White House, and, as anticipated, President Biden wasted no time in issuing, in the first few days of his presidency, a raft of Executive Orders (EOs) that appear calculated to set the...more
2/9/2021
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Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Equity ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Secretary of Defense ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Supply Chain
The Trump administration’s focus on enhancing “Buy American” requirements in federal procurement took a leap forward on July 15, 2019, with the issuance of an Executive Order (EO) on Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods,...more