News & Analysis as of

Executive Orders Biden Administration Buy America

Holland & Knight LLP

How a Trump Presidency Could Impact Government Contracting

Holland & Knight LLP on

With former President Donald Trump winning election to be the 47th president of the United States, Americans should expect sweeping policy and regulatory changes, including in the federal procurement space. Based on Trump's...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Proposed Amendment Tightens ‘Buy American’ Thresholds for DoD Procurements

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued a proposed amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) that tightens “Buy American” thresholds for DoD procurements....more

Venable LLP

New DFARS Rule Increases Buy American Act Content Thresholds for DOD Contracts

Venable LLP on

The Department of Defense (DOD) has proposed an updated rule in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to increase Buy American Act content thresholds for federal government contractors under DOD...more

Morgan Lewis

New Federal Acquisition Regulation Buy American Act Requirements Go into Effect

Morgan Lewis on

The Biden-Harris administration’s amendments to the domestic preference requirements in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 25 become effective on October 25. The new requirements will increase the domestic content threshold...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Build America, Buy America” – New Guidelines Issued for U.S. Infrastructure Projects

On April 18, 2022, the Biden Administration (through the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”)) issued OMB Memorandum M-22-11 (the “Guidance”)[1] relating to the “Buy America” sourcing requirements under the “Build America,...more

Hogan Lovells

Buy American final rule: March 7 amendment

Hogan Lovells on

On 7 March 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a final rule amending the FAR to implement a January 2021 Executive Order (EO), EO 14005, aimed to strengthen domestic preferences in Government...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Advancing the “Made-in-America” Movement

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that President Biden signed on November 15, expands the provisions supporting American manufacturing through federal procurement. The IIJA statutory directives...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Proposed Rule Seeks to Strengthen Impact of Buy American Act – 6 Key Takeaways

PilieroMazza PLLC on

On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers” (Executive Order).  As PilieroMazza previously explained, the Executive Order...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Buy American Baby Steps: FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rule Implementing Part of President Biden’s Executive Order

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

The FAR Council recently published its proposed rule to implement a part of President Biden’s January 28, 2021 Executive Order No. 14005 (EO 14005), which dictated certain revisions to the Buy American Act (BAA) regulations....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fasten Your Seatbelts – Proposed Rule Implementing Biden’s “Buy American” Mandates

Change is in the air for the Buy American Act (“BAA”). On July 30, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to implement President Biden’s...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Proposed Rulemaking Changes the Application of the Buy American Act

Saul Ewing LLP on

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council published a proposed rule on July 30, 2021 implementing portions of President Biden’s January 2021 Executive Order No. 14005. That Order directed Federal agencies to maximize...more

Hogan Lovells

Proposed rule seeks to significantly strengthen U.S. Government “Buy American” requirements

Hogan Lovells on

On 30 July 2021, the FAR Council published a proposed rule to significantly strengthen “Buy American” requirements applicable to goods sold to the U.S. Government. The proposed rule promotes the procurement of goods,...more

Hogan Lovells

Domestic sourcing guidance issued to help American businesses compete

Hogan Lovells on

Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget issued guidance to federal agencies implementing a January executive order that aimed to strengthen American industry through changes to federal contract law that...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

USICA Passage Suggests Significant Funding Opportunities Across Range of Industries

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The United States Innovation and Competition Act (“USICA”) passed the Senate on June 8, 2021. The bill, a rare bipartisan effort, would pour funding into research, design, and manufacturing initiatives in key technological...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Biden Appoints Made in America Director

The Biden Administration took a major step to implement the President's January 25, 2021, Executive Order, focused on building up the Buy American and Buy America statutes and regulations, with the appointment of the first...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Buy American” Update: Essential Medicines May Continue to Come From Abroad (For Now)

The Biden Administration has taken (at least temporarily) the teeth out of a Trump-era Executive Order that directed the government to “Buy American” for essential drugs and medical devices. President Trump’s August 2020...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Biden Administration Orders Comprehensive Review of U.S. Supply Chain

McGuireWoods LLP on

On Feb. 24, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) triggering a comprehensive review of U.S. supply chains, ordering agencies to identify ways to secure the American economy against shortages of critical and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Biden’s Latest Executive Order Aims to Bolster Critical Supply Chains

On February 24, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order (EO) on America’s Supply Chains, setting forth his administration’s strategy for developing resilient and secure supply chains for critical goods. Prompted by...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Heightened Buy American Act Requirements Are Here and More Are on the Way

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

To protect the U.S. industrial base, among other reasons, companies that sell goods to the U.S. government are required to comply with domestic source restrictions that dictate the percentage of domestic content and have the...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

The First 100 Days: President Biden’s Buy American Executive Order, What Government Contractors Need to Know

PilieroMazza PLLC on

President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on January 25, 2021, titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.” Referring broadly to all statutes, regulations, rules, and executive...more

BakerHostetler

President Biden Acts on His ‘Buy American' Promise

BakerHostetler on

On Jan. 25, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order (EO), “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.” This EO initiates the implementation of Biden’s campaign promise to Buy American,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

President Releases Executive Order Implementing “Buy American” Campaign

On January 25, 2021, US President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order, “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers,” that implements the “Buy American” campaign to tighten existing “Made in...more

White & Case LLP

President Biden Issues “Buy American” Executive Order, Following Last-Minute Changes by Trump Administration

White & Case LLP on

On January 25, President Biden signed an Executive Order that contemplates increasing the domestic content thresholds and price preferences for domestic goods under the Buy American Act ("BAA," 41 U.S.C. §§ 8301-8305).  The...more

Jones Day

Executive Order Seeks to Strengthen Preferences for American-Made Products

Jones Day on

The Situation: On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order titled "Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers" ("Made in America EO" or "EO"). The Made in America EO...more

Polsinelli

New Executive Order Revises Buy American Requirements

Polsinelli on

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers (the “EO”). The purpose of the EO is to strengthen “Made in America Laws,” which...more

36 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide