Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.”
Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the...more
7/11/2023
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Customs and Border Protection ,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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Manufacturers ,
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On June 6, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Final Rule changing how a company calculates its size under an employee-based size standard. In recent years, the SBA also changed how a business calculates...more
You probably know that the Buy American Act (BAA) establishes a preference, in procurements by U.S. government agencies, for the purchase of items manufactured in the United States. But did you know that the BAA contract...more
On April 18, 2022, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued preliminary guidance to federal agencies on how to implement the new “Buy America” requirements applicable to federally funded infrastructure projects. ...more
4/21/2022
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US Steel
As federal agencies begin to roll out the funding and solicitations for infrastructure grants under the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), one of the lingering questions for manufacturers has...more