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Despite intentions, DHS foreign textile restrictions are weak in effect

A 2009 measure intended to boost the American textile industry is limited in its influence, the Government Accountability Office found. ....

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The DHS Is Going to Have to Start Buying More Uniforms and Equipment from Small, Domestic Firms

This requirement was included in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. ....

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NCTO President & CEO Kim Glas Testifies On The Medical Supply Chain And Pandemic Response Gaps At Senate Homeland Security Hearing

May 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC May 19, 2021 National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas is testifying today on “COVID-19 Part II: Evaluating the Medical Supply Chain and Pandemic Response Gaps, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at 2:30 p.m. ET.
In written testimony submitted to the committee, Glas provides an overview of: the U.S. market prior to the pandemic and the root causes of America’s dependence on offshore sources for medical PPE; the heroic response of the U.S. textile industry; the federal government’s response to the crisis; and a series of policy recommendations to incentivize the establishment of a permanent domestic PPE supply chain. ....

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Biden's jab that foreign company contracts went up 30% under Trump

Biden’s jab that foreign company contracts went up 30% under Trump
Glenn Kessler
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“Under the previous administration, the federal government contracts awarded directly to foreign companies went up 30 percent. That is going to change on our watch.”
President Biden,
This article has been updated with additional analysis of the data and new Pinocchio rating
We were immediately struck by these comments during a “Made in America” ceremony to announce new rules to prod federal agencies to buy more U.S.-manufactured goods. After all, former president Donald Trump frequently boasted about his “Buy American” efforts. And yet here was a figure we had never heard of before which suggested Trump’s administration had fallen down on the job. ....

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