Buy American Act

GSA CIO, IG spar over purchase of China-made video conferencing cameras

Lawmakers took GSA to task for purchasing 150 China-made video conferencing cameras in 2022, calling it “a very troubling episode.”

Cybersecurity

Protecting the supply chain and national security

Commentary

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

New rules coming for contractors working on federal infrastructure projects

Contracting

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Why contractors need to focus on the brass tacks.

Contracting

Looking at all the rules, no wonder small business contractors base is shrinking

Contracting

Buy American: A new vision for new realities

Commentary

Patricia Lake

Procurement: A look back and a look ahead

Off the Shelf

With all of the mandates and threats, should companies really “want” federal contracts?

Contracting

Proposed vaccine mandate for federal employees could face some legal hurdles

Federal Newscast

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)

Agencies on the hook to meet new Buy American acquisition goals for most products

Acquisition Policy

President Joe Biden signs an executive order on American manufacturing, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Contracting officers, grant managers on the frontlines of White House’s Made in America initiative

Acquisition Policy

As the height of the federal procurement season approaches, that new Buy American order vexes

The federal contracting community has a month-old Buy American executive order to deal with. Federal Drive got a progress report from attorney Kelly Kroll.

Contracting

$500B worth of the economy waiting on Biden White House procurement plans

Some solid career people are keeping the lights on at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. But the Biden administration has so far given few signals…

Acquisition

Why ‘buy American’ executive order may not be that effective

Federal Drive

William Weisberg, attorney at Centre Law and Consulting, explains why the Trump administration’s latest “buy American” EO might not affect many procurements