Not going to try the Impossible: Several South Dakota schools set to use local meat, not fake meat
The Wall School district will not be serving “Impossible Food” items to their students anytime soon. In fact the head cook, Lynn Dunker, said the school will again be serving…
House Should Swiftly Pass Senate Bill to Accelerate Delisting of Non-Compliant Chinese Companies from U.S. Exchanges
“There is no reason why Speaker Pelosi should delay any further a vote on the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which would speed up the clock for non-compliant Chinese companies…
China Commission Wonders: Do Congress, Investors, Really Know What’s at Stake in China?
For the most part, the U.S. is far behind Australia and Japan on reshoring efforts, noted Dan Harris, a partner at the Harris Bricken law firm and the main writer…
Proposed Buy American Act Amendments – Public Comment Period Ends September 28, 2021
A Proposed Rule amending the Buy American Act (“BAA”) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”), designed to benefit U.S. manufacturers, proposes to immediately increase the threshold needed to be considered…
Georgia defense contractor agrees to $900,000 payment to settle False Claims Act allegations
Two Georgia companies and their owners have agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve allegations that they provided unapproved substitute parts to the U.S. Army and that they violated the Buy…
The federal government focuses on boosting domestic content requirements
President Joe Biden’s administration continues to hone its Made in America policy with the goal of boosting U.S.-based manufacturing. American steel manufacturers and their unions are among the biggest cheerleaders…
Tailgating this Weekend? Your Hamburger Probably Came from Australia
The meat-processors are generating record profits during the pandemic, at the expense of consumers, farmers, and ranchers. During the pandemic, wholesale prices for beef rose much faster than input prices…
How 9/11 convinced Americans to buy, buy, buy
This notion of consumer patriotism isn’t unique to 9/11. American colonists boycotted British goods and were expected to buy American during the Revolutionary War; in the 1920s and ’30s, there was a push to…
Defense Budget: Rep. Garamendi’s Buy American Push Shot Down by House Committee
If most of those items were made here, “it would add up to tens of thousands of jobs,” Garamendi said. “We’ve all heard about supply chain disruptions in PPE, in…