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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on manufacturing and buying American-made products at UAW Region 1 headquarters in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) — Joe Biden

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Federal 'buy American' strategies run into a labor shortage

Without using the manufacturing capacity of allied nations, the United States probably cannot fill its own national security needs. One reason, according to a study by Bloomberg Government, is the apparent shortage of skilled manufacturing labor in the U.S.

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FAR Council finalizes more stringent procurement rules under Buy American Act

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State Dept. says it's back to sending passports out at pre-pandemic levels

Congress

New artificial intelligence initiatives, Buy American increase advancing in House NDAA

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Exclusive SBA sees Biden executive orders as opportunity to increase equity in small business contracts

Acquisition

What's different — if anything — about Biden's 'Buy American' agenda from past directives?

Congress

Buy American initiative may push federal contractors to study shipping rules more closely

Congress

Lawmakers tee up legislation to push DoD, prime contractors on supply chain vulnerabilities

Joe Biden, Lloyd Austin, Gina Raimondo, Pete Buttigieg

Federal Newscast

Cabinet secretaries get their marching orders on the White House's Buy American initiative

Joe Biden

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Time to bone-up on those new Buy American procurement rules

Joe Biden

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Navigating the Biden administration's new Buy American policy

FILE- In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 file photo, robots work on an electric car ID.3 body at the assembly line during a press tour at the plant of the German manufacturer Volkswagen AG (VW) in Zwickau, Germany. The coronavirus has cancelled business plans all over the world but Europe's push into electric cars isn't one of them. Sales of battery-powered and hybrid cars have held up despite a deeply painful recession, mainly thanks to the action of governments. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)

Tom Temin Commentary

Buy, American — but 'Buy American'

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Federal Newscast

New options for VBA appeals processing set for Feb. 19

Donald Trump, Mike Pence

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Administration's vague push to 'Buy American' a worry for federal technology procurement

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Trump administration puts (buy) America first

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Tom Temin Commentary

Buy American? Good luck with that

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Budget

Contracting dollars in border security

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Federal Drive

Buy American an issue at annual meeting

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