Podcasts about buy american act

Industrial Talk is chatting with Brandon Acker, President and CEO of Titan Abrasive Systems about “Made in the USA - Is it worth the effort?”  The following is a summary of our conversation: Made in USA manufacturing with Titan Abrasive Systems. 0:00 Palo Alto Networks offers zero trust security for operational technology, simplifying management and securing assets. Scott MacKenzie interviews Brandon Aker of Titan Abrasive Systems, discussing the importance of "Made in USA" and the steps involved in the manufacturing process. MacKenzie highlights the value of collaborating with other industrial professionals and the benefits of attending industry events. Made-in-USA products and abrasive blasting equipment. 5:34 Titan Abrasives President discusses company history and Louisiana connections. Brandon emphasizes the importance of "made in the USA" designation for abrasive blast equipment manufacturer American Abrasive. US-made products and compliance with government regulations. 10:13 Brandon discusses the challenges of labeling products as "Made in the USA," including the complexity of sourcing components from US suppliers and meeting government regulations. Brandon also mentions the "Buy American Act" and how it affects vendors selling to the government, with specific percentages for what constitutes "Made in the USA." Brandon discusses US component sourcing for aerospace systems, mentioning a 5-year gap in the government's requirements. Sourcing products in the US for quality and patriotism. 15:41 Brandon discusses the challenges of manufacturing in the USA, including the need for paperwork and filing, and the importance of keeping jobs in the country for personal and business pride. The speaker notes that the new NAFTA has made shipping things in and out easier, but it's still important to consider the country of origin labeling and the potential for delays. Brandon highlights the importance of evaluating the quality of components and vendors, and determining if it's worth the effort to source products made in the US. Scott MacKenzie agrees that it's a no-brainer to work with existing suppliers, but also acknowledges the extra work involved in determining quality and meeting specifications. Sourcing components for a business with a focus on quality and USA-made products. 21:22 Brandon emphasizes the importance of regularly evaluating suppliers and keeping backup sources to ensure quality and consistency. Brandon and Scott MacKenzie agree that competition among suppliers leads to better products and practices. Brandon discusses the size of components made by their company, mentioning a portable blast machine that's 16 inches in diameter and four feet tall, and blast rooms that can accommodate an airplane or tractor trailer. Brandon identifies finding components and cost as the two biggest roadblocks to sourcing components in the USA, particularly for electronics and electrical components. Made in USA labeling and FTC regulations. 27:05 Company provides contact...

(10/31/23) - In today's Federal Newscast: Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, has suffered what appears to be a serious health episode. Agencies have received updated guidance for the type of infrastructure projects that the Buy American Act applies to. And House Republicans propose taking away billions of dollars in IRS modernization money and using it for aid to Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(10/31/23) - In today's Federal Newscast: Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, has suffered what appears to be a serious health episode. Agencies have received updated guidance for the type of infrastructure projects that the Buy American Act applies to. And House Republicans propose taking away billions of dollars in IRS modernization money and using it for aid to Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Cardwell, President of the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWE) joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about railroad industry safety. Cardwell discussed the fight by railroad workers for sick leave and how his path to join the union can be used to teach recruiters an important lesson.  Independent labor voice Tom Buffenbarger joined the America's Work Force Union podcast and discussed the importance of the Buy American Act and how it could impact the supply chain. Buffenbarger also spoke about the proposed $100 million cuts to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

This week's episode covers an OMB memo that extends the deadline by which agencies must collect attestation letters from software producers certifying their compliance with the NIST Guidance, a proposed DFARS clause implementing revisions to the Buy American Act, an interim rule prohibiting the use of DoD funds to knowingly procure any products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and an ASBCA opinion about its jurisdiction to hear monetary and nonmonetary claims, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Bishop & Taylor's wide-ranging discussion in this episode takes in the 90-year-old Buy American Act, concrete made from seashells, problems with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and what plant-hire companies want from the upcoming budget statement.

A brief dive into the manufacturing standard under the Buy American Act of 1933 versus the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 for companies selling products directly or indirectly to the U.S  federal government.

Last November, President Biden signed a law that injected $108 billion into public infrastructure projects including clean energy targets. Birgit Matthiesen speaks with AFS Government Contracts Partner, Travis Mullaney, about how this law impacts the Buy America and Buy American Act. Sound clip via The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2022/

Malcolm Harris, a contributing writer for The Nation, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed one of his recent articles, which explores how the organizing approach for lower wage workers has found recent success, by using less traditional tactics.    Pat Gallagher, President of the North Coast Area Labor Federation and United Steelworkers (USW) District 1 Representative, was today's second guest, and he discussed President Biden's recent clarifications on the Buy American Act and how they stand to greatly benefit American manufacturing.      

In this episode of Bona Fide Needs, Arnold & Porter Partner Mike McGill and PubKGroup Managing Editor Bill Olver cover a broad range of recent legal developments affecting government contractors. Our headline feature this month is Mike's broad discussion with Arnold & Porter partner Soo-Mi Rhee on the economic sanctions imposed by the United States government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the impact of those sanctions on U.S. companies, including federal contractors. Mike also breaks down new procurement rules, including a new FAR rule amending the Buy American Act implementing regulations, a Department of Defense final rule on enhanced debriefings, and a proposed USDA rule requiring contractors to disclose labor and employment violations. Bill rounds out the episode with a brief update on important developments for federal contractors, including recent action by the Biden administration on pay equity, GSA's response to inflation for Federal Supply Schedule contractors, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite's comments on DOJ's white collar enforcement. Show notes 0:20 - Introduction and Overview 2:15 – Recent regulatory developments 17:00 - Federal Procurement Headlines 23:45 – Impact of the Russia Sanctions on U.S. Business 1:02:00 - Practical Wrap Up 1:03:00 - Credits and copyright   Headlines referenced in this episode Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Trade Sanctions & Export Controls Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Postaward Debriefings (DFARS Case 2018-D009) Proposed Amendments to the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Executive Order on Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency; White House, March 15, 2022;  Directive (DIR) 2022-01, Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, March 15, 2022 “AAG Polite: Support Compliance Now or Pay Later”; Bill Olver, PubKCompliance, April 1, 2022 Justice Department Announces Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement; Department of Justice, March 10, 2022 Medical Services Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan; Department of Justice, March 8, 2022 Temporary Moratorium on Enforcement of Certain Limitations Contained in Certain GSA Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Contract Clauses; General Services Administration, March 17, 2022 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protégé Program (DFARS Case 2020-D009); Federal Register, February 28, 2022 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” (DFARS Case 2018–D066); Federal Register, March 18, 2022  

Earlier this month the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council finalized new, more stringent rules for U.S. content in what agencies buy. But the whole regime is not quite as strict as it seems at first glance. For what it means to contracting officers and contractors, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to a partner and the head of contracts group at the law firm Miller and Chevalier, Jason Workmaster.

This week's episode covers the final rule implementing further revisions to the Buy American Act, a proposed rule that would amend the FAR to account for recent changes in the Small Business Administration's regulations, the NIST Secure Software Development Framework, and the first False Claims Act settlement under the DOJ's Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Les actualités du jour, jeudi 25 novembre 2021   En prenant votre café, c'est ici: https://bit.ly/3xpRm3k   [00:00] Intro [02:42] Chanson du jour [04:05] Edito et divers [11:00] On va se le dire: "On l'a échappé" [16:10] UN mini-budget aujourd'hui à Québec [20:30] Valerie Plante et son "girl's club" [23:35] La voix du REM [25:50] Buy American Act, Buy Canadian Act? [27:50] Prêt d'urgence aux entreprises [30:30] Le porc en France et ailleurs [34:10] Albatros se divorce de plus en plus [35:15] Conclusion   De notre terre au coeur de votre vie: www.francoislambert.one

La Rencontre Daoust-Martineau avec Yves Daoust, directeur de la section Argent du Journal de Montréal et du Journal de Québec : notre placement dans notre avion Cserie ne vaut plus rien. Faut-il un Achat Québec Act comme le Buy American Act? Le prochain mini budget Legault va mettre l'emphase sur la pénurie de main-d'œuvre. Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

L'éditorial de Richard Martineau : plus de patience pour les antivaccins. Balarama Holness veut que Montréal se sépare du Québec et soit une ville bilingue.  La Rencontre Lisée - Mulcair avec Jean-François Lisée, ancien chef du Parti québécois et chroniqueur politique, et Thomas Mulcair, ancien chef du NPD et analyste politique : la loi 96 anticonstitutionnelle? François Legault et la productivité. Justin Trudeau absent pour la journée de la vérité et de la réconciliation. Segment LCN avec Richard et Jean-François Guérin : la journée de toutes les gaffes pour Trudeau, Legault et Coderre. Sans abris laissés à eu même à Montréal.  Entrevue avec Martin Roy, Président-directeur général du Regroupement des événements majeurs internationaux RÉMI et de Festivals et événements majeurs FAME : le REMI est très déçu de ne pas être inclus dans les assouplissements annoncés hier pour le secteur culturel. Chronique Crime et Société avec Félix Séguin, journaliste au Bureau d'enquête de Québecor : un accident causé par une filature. J.E. se penche ce soir sur la fraude à la PCU. Colère après le délit de fuite de Saint-Lin-Laurentides. La participation du gouvernement dans Bombardier ne vaut plus rien.   La Rencontre Proulx-Martineau avec Gilles Proulx, chroniqueur au Journal de Montréal Journal de Québec : Legault fait bien de ne pas donner de congé le 30 septembre. La loi 96 non constitutionnelle? Sondage sur la popularité de François Legault.  La Rencontre Daoust-Martineau avec Yves Daoust, directeur de la section Argent du Journal de Montréal et du Journal de Québec : notre placement dans notre avion Cserie ne vaut plus rien. Faut-il un Achat Québec Act comme le Buy American Act? Le prochain mini budget Legault va mettre l'emphase sur la pénurie de main-d'œuvre. Entrevue avec Stéphanie Ouellette, communicatrice animale : on discute d'un nouveau livre basé sur ses expériences de communications animales qui paraîtra le 4 novembre nommé « elle parle aux animaux ». Ce livre raconte son parcours et ses expériences marquantes avec les animaux et la communication et elle donne des conseils pour mieux communiquer avec son animal.  Courrier du cœur avec une invitée spéciale, Sophie Durocher qui reçoit elle aussi de beaux et gentils messages qui viennent du cœur.  Chronique de Jérôme Blanchet-Gravel, essayiste et journaliste : on parle de cette façon que nous avons de démontrer notre vertu. Le jeu du racisme systémique à l'Assnat.  La Rencontre Bock-Côté - Martineau avec Mathieu Bock-Côté, chroniqueur blogueur au Journal de Montréal Journal de Québec et animateur du balado « Les idées mènent le monde » à QUB radio : l'intimidation idéologique que subit François Legault.  Entrevue avec Guy Perkins, blogueur, militant pour la laïcité et la pensée critique : avec les États qui ont grandement besoin d'argent ces temps-ci, pourquoi les religions ne paient-elles toujours pas de taxes municipales ? Une production QUB radio Octobre 2021 Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

The Big Themes:• You may be hearing about it: The Buy American Act, The Infrastructure Bill, The United States Innovation, and Competition Act.• Based on our Thomas data: We have a few predictions of supply chain disruptions that will impact the consumer economy over the next 12 months.• The woman that created a billion dollar brand called Spanx: She was pretty savvy about design and had at least a functional understanding of some of the engineering requirements.• These key pieces of legislation: Are accelerating the US manufacturing economy and will play significant roles in driving the overall US economy and global security.The Big Quotes:“And all these things arrived for the first time in history, that generation is being hit with product shortages and problems of supply chain, disruption, and ships backed up in harbors.”“If you can, I would wait at least six to 12 months to buy your next car.”This episode is brought to you by BMC Software.

Yves-François Blanchet propose à Ottawa de négocier des exemptions au "Buy American Act" pour les produits et services québécois qui favorisent la transition écologique. Québec solidaire réclame à son tour la démission du ministre de l'Éducation Jean-François Roberge. La Saskatchewan adopte un passeport vaccinal et annonce la vaccination obligatoire pour les employés gouvernementaux. | Nathalie Babin-Gagnon (journaliste-présentatrice)

A new rule is being proposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council in response to Executive Order 14005 from January. If enacted, this rule would update the Buy American Act with new requirements that must be met by federal contractors and their downstream sub-contractors. Amy Hoang from the law firm of K&L Gates tells us what all of this means to our critical products and supply chains. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

A new rule is being proposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council in response to Executive Order 14005 from January. If enacted, this rule would update the Buy American Act with new requirements that must be met by federal contractors and their downstream sub-contractors. Amy Hoang from the law firm of K&L Gates tells us what all of this means to our critical products and supply chains. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

Tony Uphoff, President and CEO of ThomasNet, North America's #1 sourcing platform, shares the future impact of the latest updates to the 1933 Buy American Act with a lively discussion on related topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode covers a White House announcement about COVID vaccines and safety protocols for contractors working at government sites, proposed rule regarding Buy American Act, GSA announcement about transitioning from the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) system in SAM.gov, and pending legislative amendments to the False Claims Act, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Joe Biden arrived in Pennsylvania, to visit Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley Operations, where he laid out his new proposal to revise the decades old "Buy American Act." Meanwhile, there are troubling signs that China is expanding its nuclear capabilities. A new missile base was discovered in the Xinjiang region. Author of "The Coming Collapse of China" and "The Great US-China Tech War," Gordon Chang, joins to tell us more about the reports that China appears to be expanding its nuclear program. And in the battle between variants and vaccines, the Delta variant is on the march. New COVID-19 cases are rising in nearly every state but the vaccination rate has slowed to a crawl. New guidance on masks is deepening divisions over the best way to put an end to this pandemic once and for all. An infectious disease expert, Dr. Paul Cieslak, joins to share his thoughts on the CDC's new guidance on wearing masks. Finally this evening, preparations are underway for a United Nations event in September, to address the global problems of hunger and lack of food. Deputy Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, Martin Frick, joins to tell us more about the preparations and how the pre-summit went. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

The Big Themes:Turnover in a post-pandemic world. It appears that we're going to see a higher level of turnover in companies as we come out of the pandemic. A year of forced locked down, a strong economy emerging and a sense of “a need for change” is driving this increase turn over. This is both a problem as well as an opportunity for business leaders today.Industry cloud: Market transition or marketing hype? The major tech players are jockeying for position to dominate the emerging position of vertical industry clouds. This is far, far more than simply new marketing nomenclature and positioning.Manufacturing is the next big tech market. Reshoring, the Buy American Act, the Berry Amendment have accelerated investment in technology and a pent-up economy are creating a massive sustained resurgence in manufacturing.This is also creating a massive opportunity for tech vendors: Many of whom have yet to really understand the depth of the market opportunity that manufacturing represents today. The Big Quotes:“We have a division called Thomas Industrial Data – now that we're selling data into hedge funds and private equity firms.” This episode is brought to you by BMC Software. 

Le leadership postpandémie, que ferez-vous maintenant que les règles ont changé? entrevue avec son auteur, Alain Samson et le Buy American Act , ses répercussions sur les entreprises du Roussillon. Sujet:  1. Alain Samson est auteur et conférencier il s'intéresse au monde du travail. Il s'est penché dans son ouvrage sur le retour vers une nouvelle normalité d'après pandémie. 2. Simon Deschamps, du service des nouvelles, s'est entretenu avec Donat Serres, le maire de La Prairie sur les contrecoups du Buy American Act tel qu'appliqué par l'administration Biden. www.info@fm1033.ca Charles Gaudreau : jcegaudreau@gmail.com www.alainsamson.com www.ville.laprairie.qc.ca

Le leadership postpandémie, que ferez-vous maintenant que les règles ont changé? entrevue avec son auteur, Alain Samson et le Buy American Act , ses répercussions sur les entreprises du Roussillon. Sujet:  1. Alain Samson est auteur et conférencier il s'intéresse au monde du travail. Il s'est penché dans son ouvrage sur le retour vers une nouvelle normalité d'après pandémie. 2. Simon Deschamps, du service des nouvelles, s'est entretenu avec Donat Serres, le maire de La Prairie sur les contrecoups du Buy American Act tel qu'appliqué par l'administration Biden. www.info@fm1033.ca Charles Gaudreau : jcegaudreau@gmail.com www.alainsamson.com www.ville.laprairie.qc.ca

Isabelle Craig rencontre une technologue épuisée; Pierre Fitzgibbon nous parle du Panier bleu et des défis que représente le «Buy American Act»; Chantal Hébert aborde la rentrée parlementaire fédérale, où la coopération ne sera pas nécessairement au rendez-vous; François Cardinal a signé la lettre ouverte rassemblant 20 médias québécois qui demandent un meilleur accès aux hôpitaux; la ministre Chrystia Freeland fait l'état des finances publiques; et Julie Houle est l'instigatrice d'une pétition pour demander un meilleur accès aux toilettes publiques.

Analyse des scènes politiques québécoise, ontarienne et fédérale avec Martine Biron, Julie-Anne Lamoureux et Daniel Thibault; entrevue avec le Dr André Veillette sur les différents variants du SRAS-CoV-2; entrevue avec Véronique Proulx sur les entreprises canadiennes et le Buy American Act; entretien avec Mgr Pierre Murray concernant la confusion entourant les lieux de culte; chronique grand angle avec Lise Bissonnette et Yves Boisvert; entrevue avec le maire de Sept-Îles, Réjean Porlier, sur les régions qui espèrent un déconfinement; et entretien avec Denise Byrnes sur le rapport d'OXFAM sur l'écart des richesses.

This holiday brings to mind the Buy American Act as federal agencies are encouraged to buy American made goods. An executive order in July could have significant implications in this process. Learn more on today's Two Minutes in Trade.

The White House has been pushing federal agencies to take existing “buy American” laws more seriously, and the Trump Administration's latest executive order comes with some hard numbers attached. It urges the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council to adopt regulations that would increase the amount of preference agencies give to domestically-sourced products under the Buy American Act. But even the latest executive order might not end up affecting all that many procurements. William Weisberg, a government contracts attorney at Centre Law and Consulting, joined Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to help understand why, 

This week's episode covers shutdown, small business, and Buy American Act news, and is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

#195 Why duties and other actions are necessary to address trade disputes, but across the board tariffs are a blunt instrument that can lead to a devastating trade war and global recession. More information, including show notes, can be found here.Episode SummaryWith President Trump recently unveiling new tariffs, many investors and economists are asking the question, “has a trade war begun?” On this episode of Money For the Rest of Us, David Stein explores this idea and explains the new tariff plans, the potential impacts on the steel and aluminum industries, and why there are better solutions to the complex trade system than just blanket tariffs.Why new tariff plans were created and the concern surrounding national securityWhen President Trump unveiled his new tariff plan and claimed via Twitter that “trade wars are good and easy to win,” the stock market fell 2% and people across the world began asking countless questions. Are these tariffs going to apply to every single country, even longstanding US trade partners? How will this impact the US economy? To answer these questions, David explains that trade investigations regarding steel, aluminum and oil imports have occurred several times in the past, and one of the main goals is to determine if competition from imports is having a negative impact on national security. National security goes beyond just national defense and include impacts on the overall domestic economy.Recent findings and insights on the 2018 aluminum reportThe January 2018 report on the aluminum industry found that there is a connection between the economic welfare of the US and national security because of the loss of skills, higher amounts of foreign investments, the unemployment rate of US forces, and many other reasons. Since the US aluminum industry is only operating at 43% of capacity, and aluminum imports comprise 90% of consumption and are up 60% from 2012, the Department of Commerce determined that aluminum imports are directly impacting national security. The report found domestic aluminum production was becoming unstable and nearing a point where US forces would be unable to respond to a national emergency that would require an increased level of production.How do the findings on the steel industry differ from those of the aluminum industry?When compared to the findings of the aluminum study, the US steel industry and the impact of foreign steel are not nearly as dramatic. While imports have increased due to foreign competition, there’s no shortage of domestic steel. Imported steel only makes up approximately 30% of US consumption, and the Department of Commerce recommendation for taking action was because steel imports were weakening the U.S. economy rather than there being insufficient steel to meet national defense needs.Additional solutions that could prevent a trade war and why trade needs to be viewed as a complex systemAfter reviewing the latest findings on steel and aluminum in the United States, David explains why there are more effective solutions to global trade and imports than just blanket tariffs. Even if tariffs are deemed to be the best solution, they should be addressed on a country-by-country basis. Existing legislation such as the Defense Production Act of 1950 and the Buy American Act of 1933 already address the issue of foreign imports. Across the board tariffs could negatively impact longstanding trade partners, and U.S. exports could be taxed at a much higher rate in the coming months. While it is normal to want to protect a nation’s workforce and industries, it cannot be done in such a way that jeopardizes a country’s ability to interact with other countries’ economies. Global trade is a complex system that must be viewed as a whole, rather than individual parts. The long-term impacts of these recent developments are sure to spark continuing conversations, but to hear a stellar synopsis of the trade issue today be sure to listen to this podcast episode of Money For the Rest of Us.

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We’re happy to welcome back one of our favorite retired Contracting Officers, Shelley Hall. Shelley and Paul discuss the web of confusing requirements surrounding the Buy American Act (BAA), Trade Agreement Act (TAA), and Berry Amendment. Learn how these laws restrict Government purchases of most supplies originating from non-domestic sources and why bids & proposals can be eliminated from a competition if they aren’t compliant. Shelley also provides advice on how to deal with exceptions to RFP requirements relating to the BAA, TAA, and Berry Amendment. —————— This episode is brought to you by Skyway Acquisition. To get help with the Government market, become a Skyway Community member. The Skyway Community ensures you are better positioned to take advantage of opportunities and better equipped to manage the challenges of government contracts. Members have access to one-on-one insights, time-saving tools, and training resources from our team of former COs, including the ability to get the perspective of our whole team in Ask A Contracting Officer Forum, get specialized training from our on-demand webinars and articles, targeting support through our RFP Score™ assessment tool, as well as our consulting from our team of former COs who help solve your unique puzzles. Personal memberships start at $50 with no contract. To learn more, visit skywaymember.com. __________ Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer created the Contracting Officer Podcast to help Government and Industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks. Admittedly, the podcast’s name sounds very limiting. It is not just for contracting officers or even just for those in the contracting profession. Anyone with an interest in the Federal acquisition world can benefit from the insight and down-to-earth explanations of complicated topics provided by the hosts.