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White House Guidance on “Buy America” for Infrastructure Projects

Four weeks before the implementation of a broad “Buy America” requirement for infrastructure projects, the White House issued guidance to federal agencies. The “Buy America” provision will apply to all infrastructure projects that receive federal funds, beginning on May 14, 2022. This … Continue reading →

Canada Considers Procurement Restrictions

Canada is exploring options for responding to the expansion of “Buy America” policies in the United States. It is considering measures that would allow it to restrict access to its federal procurement and federally funded infrastructure projects when the U.S. … Continue reading →

Biden Administration Revises “Buy American” Rules

The Biden administration has revised “Buy American” rules, consistent with the president’s 2021 Made in America order, to increase the share of American-made content in domestic products and construction material. It amends the rules implementing the Buy American Act of … Continue reading →

Government Procurement and Other Industrial Policies

The World Economic Forum published a white paper that examines government interventions in economies. These occur through subsidies, state ownership and control, government procurement policies that favor domestic players, the use of trade remedies, and investment-screening regimes. The paper, “Industrial Policy and … Continue reading →

“Buy America” in Infrastructure Act: Trade Agreements

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which became law on November 15, 2021, imposes a new domestic preference on infrastructure projects undertaken by non-federal entities with federal financial assistance (grants). This post focuses on provisions in the IIJA that relate to international … Continue reading →

HWMS Audio Theatre

Add Subtract Unite Divide

She could have been somebody. A real contender. If there hadn’t been a global economic depression. If the world hadn’t been engaged in a world war. And if she hadn’t been a woman. Through Fate or Good Fortune or the simple dedication of someone who was not discouraged by rejection, she came to lead the … Continue reading →

Preview: Add Subtract

New Drama. New Story. And it’s about arithmetic. And work relief. And Organizations. And Power. And National Security. Plus it’s a Love Story. A short preview of what is going to come. Told as only the HWMS Audio Theatre can do it. We’re Theatre Like You’ve Never Seen. Cast: Zoe Anastasiou – Computer Ron Bianchi – … Continue reading →

Embisivle Arrival

A suitcase on the sidewalk. A weary traveller looking for an answer. A stage manager, looking for dessert. Introducing Kota Fudauchi to the audio drama Embisivle Friend. Cast: Kota Fudauchi – Himself Michelle Thomas Hanson – Stage Manager Skippy – Himself [21913] https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/djaghe-audio-21/stuff21913.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Embisivle Friend: A Place for Innovation

A school. A slightly unusual school. (Business curriculum. Silicon Valley.) A principal, slightly stressed. A teacher. (ditto) Broken plumbing. A friend with a yellow car. A successful corporate leader offering advice to a young protégé while pulling the funds from another. And a little girl shall lead them all. Just another day … Continue reading →

Waiting for Lillian Moller Gilbreth

What’s to be done? Waiting at an old train station. Not for a train of course. But will she come? Does she ever come? To New Jersey. Deepest New Jersey. A peek into the Audio Drama Embisivle Friend. Cast Zoe Anastassiou – Zoe Josh LaForce – Josh Michelle Thomas Hanson – Stage Manager Skippy – … Continue reading →

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