Deputy Secretary of War Feinberg signed a memo on August 18, 2026, resetting expectations for supplier cost and pricing transparency throughout all tiers for products and services valued at $10 million or more.

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Gellert Global Group co-CEO Thomas Gellert stated that the 50% tariffs on Canadian goods disrupt supplier and customer relationships overnight and create widespread cost uncertainty across the entire food supply chain

Under the FAR Council's proposed rules, federal contractors seeking waivers to Buy America requirements must submit applications through the Made in America Office at the White House.

The FAR Council's proposed rules outline that domestic content requirements for federal contracting will increase from 65% to 75% in 2029.

Raising federal contracting domestic content requirements to 75% will harm the government supply chain

Proposed FAR Case 2026-003 addresses subcontracting and negotiations as part of the FAR Council's second tranche of proposed rules.

Deputy Secretary of War Feinberg signed the 'Fostering One Strong Industrial Base' memo on September 14, 2026, directing the removal of certain cost accounting, audit, and compliance barriers.

Proposed FAR Case 2026-003 requires contracting officers to evaluate past performance and the validity of the supplier base for prime contractors during the proposal evaluation process.

The Securing National Security Systems from Chinese Optical Transceivers Act's five-year transition period before the procurement ban takes effect allows trusted American and allied manufacturers to expand production and minimize federal supply chain disruptions.

U.S.-based firms Coherent and Lumentum sell competitive optical transceiver technology but currently lack the manufacturing scale to fully replace Chinese vendors.

Chinese manufacturers currently dominate the global market for optical transceivers, controlling approximately 70 percent of the global optical module market.

The Securing National Security Systems from Chinese Optical Transceivers Act directs the Department of Commerce to assess allied production capacity and develop a strategy to strengthen trusted supply chains.

Molly London and Alex London shut down their Maine logging business, WW London Woodlot Management Company, in August 2026 due to rising costs and tariff-related delays for replacement parts.

The U.S. ban on Mexican livestock imports in 2025 and 2026 tightened domestic cattle supplies and drove American beef prices to record highs.

The elimination of the de minimis exemption disrupted the business models of e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu by increasing costs and forcing supply chain changes

Detroit Axle stated that it had adapted its business to the exemption by establishing a distribution center in Juarez, Mexico, to ship small orders directly to U.S. consumers

The Trump administration announced on August 13, 2026, that the United States is too reliant on foreign sources of drones and drone components

United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick determined that the domestic United States industry does not produce enough drones to meet national security needs

United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick conducted an investigation finding that drone imports from certain foreign entities pose security and safety risks