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President Biden Boosts U.S. Products In Government Contracts

Biden administration tightens use of foreign goods in government contracts in effort to strengthen domestic manufacturing.
Posted at 5:02 PM, Jan 26, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-26 17:02:25-05

President Biden signed an executive order to promote buying from U.S. manufacturers.

The order makes changes to the "Buy American" program. 

It will be more difficult for contractors to qualify for a waiver to sell foreign-made goods to the government. And now more of a manufactured good's components must come from U.S. factories.