One-Two Punch: President Biden Issues Made in America Executive Order Mere Days After FAR Council Is

Source: crowell.com

Contractors barely had time to digest the prior administration’s changes designed to tighten the Buy American Act restrictions when, on January 25, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14005 on “Ensuring Future of America is Made in America by all of America’s Workers” directing further tightening and perhaps even a new approach to determining what will constitute a “domestic end product” under the implementing regulations (previously discussed here).

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Biden Aims for Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage

Source: govexec.com

President Biden directed his administration on Friday to work on an executive order that will require federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage and provide employees with emergency paid leave, garnering praise from the contracting community.

This was one of several actions Biden took Friday aimed at empowering the federal workforce and providing Americans with economic relief. He said he would like to be able to issue the executive order for contractors within his first 100 days.

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Emergency 1 billion COVID 19 stimulus and tax relief package for Maryland Business

Source: wbaltv.com

Larry Hogan on Monday, January 11, 2021, announced an emergency $1 billion COVID-19 stimulus and tax relief package to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. Hogan said the legislative package will provide immediate targeted tax cuts for working families, small businesses and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic...

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