📦Executive Order on Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Impacts Business
Executive Order 14326 serves to further adjust reciprocal tariff rates in response to ongoing trade imbalances. It outlines modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and imposes additional duties on certain goods from trading partners that do not comply with trade agreements, emphasizing the government's push for fair trade practices.
Learn More📦Executive Order Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment
Executive Order 14324 suspends duty-free de minimis treatment for all countries, imposing new duties and regulations on low-value imports. It aims to address national emergencies related to drug trafficking and security threats. The order mandates that all shipments, aside from those sent via international postal networks, adhere to new duty requirements and processes, impacting global trade and compliance for businesses.
Learn More📊HUD's 30-Day Notice for Supply Chain Risk Management Questionnaire
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
Learn More🌾Analysis of Regional Food Business Centers and Financial Implications
The Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on information collection requirements for the Regional Food Business Centers, which support local food supply chains and provide technical assistance and funding to food businesses. This initiative aims to enhance the resilience of agricultural supply chains through tailored regional support.
Learn More🗃️Notice on Deletions from the Procurement List by Federal Agency
This action deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Learn More⚡DOE Requests Input on 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003568 regarding the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment. This RFI seeks public comment on energy technologies of interest, materials of interest, supply chain information, market dynamics, challenges to domestic industry, methodology, DOE critical materials and DOI critical minerals lists, and other stakeholder issues related to the Energy Critical Materials Assessment. Such input will inform the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment.
Learn More🛒Proposed Changes to Procurement List Affecting Business Operations
The Committee is proposing to add product(s) and service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.
Learn More🏭SBA Establishes Manufacturing in America Advisory Committee
The SBA announces its intent to establish the Manufacturing in America Advisory Committee. The Administrator has determined that establishing the Manufacturing in America Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
Learn More⚙️Presidential Waiver on Defense Production Act and Business Impact
The memorandum outlines a waiver of statutory requirements under the Defense Production Act of 1950, aimed at boosting the capacity for producing munitions and critical minerals essential for national defense. The directive emphasizes the necessity of a resilient domestic industrial base to ensure national security, directing relevant departments to take immediate action.
Learn More🏭DOE Adds Metallurgical Coal to Critical Materials List for Steelmaking
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing this notice to advise the public that DOE has added metallurgical coal used for steelmaking to the DOE Critical Material List. This notice also provides the link to the assessment that forms the justification for including metallurgical coal used in steelmaking on the Critical Material List. Meeting the policy goal of U.S. steel dominance will require dramatic increases in domestic metallurgical coal production and use and thereby supports the determination that metallurgical coal used for steelmaking is a DOE critical material.
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