This law requires the Department of Defense to buy American products
The U.S. military requires a lot of stuff to do its job. Everything from uniforms and bedding to guns and bullets has to be purchased at the cost of the…
Commentary: Michael Stumo – ‘Buy American’ rules could be game-changer for industry
Americans have already made clear that they don’t want to buy products made in China — and 80% of consumers say they’re willing to pay more if companies close their…
Angus King and Chellie Pingree back bill to make government buy only US-grown flowers
Maine’s independent senator is joining a push to call on the federal government to only procure flowers grown in the United States. U.S. Sen. Angus King said the “vast majority”…
Mitsubishi Chemical plans $915m US plant as Buy American pressure rises
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical will spend over 100 billion yen ($915 million) to build a plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana for a key ingredient in plastics, Nikkei has learned….
‘Buy American’ policy must start from the ground up
Each year, the U.S. government spends roughly $600 billion on procurement — including everything from furniture and trucks to helicopter blades. Spending that money on American-made goods could provide a…
US mask makers say they’re in danger of going broke
Private companies and state and local governments favor Chinese masks, which cost just a fraction of American-made face coverings. The lack of demand has forced mask manufacturers to lay off…
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – U.S. sources
China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local content on hundreds of items including X-ray machines and magnetic resonance imaging equipment, erecting fresh…
Biden Administration Proposes Significant Increases to Buy American Domestic Content Requirements – Takeaways for Contractors and Subcontractors
The domestic content threshold for end products and construction materials to qualify as U.S.-made would increase from 55 to 75 percent over a seven-year period. Further, contractors would have to…
New infrastructure bill carves out major exemption to buy American mandate
“The head of a Federal agency that applies a domestic content procurement preference under this section may waive the application of that preference in any case in which the head…