Federal government contracts and grants require contractors to certify the delivery of domestic end products unless an exception applies. Domestic preference rules include the Buy American Act (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA). Recently, additional domestic preference requirements, such as Build America, Buy America and the Buy America Act, have also been applied to projects
Consolidation Just Got Bigger!
Procurement has clearly been on the President’s mind. On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement. While the devil will be in the details, this is a huge move to consolidate procurement of “common goods and services across the domestic components of the Government, where permitted
Government Shutdown Instructions from OMB
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has now established a page addressing “Agency Contingency Plans” with myriad links to the plans for a variety of agencies. The OMB webpage also links to FAQs that address what is to be done to conduct an “orderly [government] shutdown” where there is a “lapse in appropriations”.
White House Announces New Guidance on Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
On January 6, 2023, the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced new interim guidance for evaluating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQ published the guidance in the Federal Register on January 9, 2023, and it is immediately effective for all federal agencies. Nevertheless, the
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Sowing of Biofuels for Future Harvests
More Time to Claim Tax Credits
| The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is one of the most ambitious pieces of legislation yet aimed at combating climate change and promoting energy independence. Its proponents claim that it will reduce carbon emissions by 40%, relative to 2005 levels, over the next decade by incentivizing new infrastructure developments such |