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Is a Shakeup Still Imminent for U.S. Domestic Sourcing?

April 2, 2020 By Jeffrey Belkin

Following a February 18, 2020 blog post, Jeff Belkin and MJ Kim explain in Contract Management Magazine how a recent Federal Circuit decision and possible U.S. withdrawal from the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement could impact existing procurement policies and supply chain decisions. Now with the sudden economic devastation brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Trump Administration’s next move is more important than ever. As the U.S. economy falters and stimulus bills are pushed out, the potential implications of withdrawing from the WTO GPA have become [...]Read more

Filed Under: Public Contract Litigation Tagged With: Acetris Health LLC v. United States, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), International Procurement, President Trump, Trump Administration, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Are the Stars Aligning for a Major Shakeup of the TAA Domestic Preference Regime?

February 18, 2020 By Jeffrey Belkin

Domestic sourcing policies may soon see a major shakeup after a one-two punch this past week from the Trump Administration and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. First, earlier this month, government officials circulated plans for the Trump Administration to issue an Executive Order threatening the U.S.’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) unless undisclosed changes favored by the Administration are made. The WTO GPA provides the baseline of international participation in government procurements around the globe, with signatories [...]Read more

Filed Under: Events, Public Contract Litigation Tagged With: Acetris Health LLC v. United States, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), International Procurement, President Trump, Trump Administration, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Trump’s Proposed Infrastructure Plan: Is It Much More Than It Seems?

February 21, 2018 By G. Christian Roux

President Trump released his long-awaited infrastructure plan last week, and like most things that come out of the White House, it was overshadowed by the partisan politics that dominate our government. The plan has been decried as a “farce,” a “scam,” and “underwhelming” by some. Most of the criticism focuses on what is perceived to be a modest amount of federal funding—$200 billion—committed by the White House as well as the significant reliance on state and local funding sources and private investment. However, an argument can be made that the plan is about much more than the [...]Read more

Filed Under: P3 Matters, Public Construction Tagged With: Government Spending, Infrastructure Plan, President Trump

Chris Roux Quoted in Law360 on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan

August 22, 2017 By Alston Government Contracts Team

On August 18, Alston & Bird Construction & Government Contracts partner Chris Roux was quoted in the Law360 article “Trump Infrastructure Order Shows Strategy Without Clear Plan.” The article discusses the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s August 15 Executive Order that was intended to push the government to complete environmental reviews to approve or deny major infrastructure projects within a two-year time frame, on average. The Executive Order also repeals an order signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 that required federal agencies and developers to factor in climate [...]Read more

Filed Under: P3 Matters, Public Construction Tagged With: Environmental, Executive Order, Infrastructure Plan, President Trump, Press

Government Contractors May See Changes in Cybersecurity and IT Procurement

July 6, 2017 By Jessica Sharron

On Monday, June 19, 2017, President Trump’s newly established American Technology Council met for the first time at the White House to begin discussions on modernizing government information technology (IT) systems. As President Trump reportedly stated during the meeting, “Our goal is to lead a sweeping transformation of the federal government’s technology that will deliver dramatically better services for citizens.… Government needs to catch up with the technology revolution.” Executives from companies such as Amazon, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Akamai, and Microsoft were in attendance. When [...]Read more

Filed Under: Information Technology, IP and Research in the Government World Tagged With: American Technology Counsel, Cybersecurity, Executive Order, Information Technology, President Trump, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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