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United States of America: Restrictions on public procurement waivers for sensitive defense materials

Announcement

20 Jul 2026

In July 2026, the United States of America announced an Executive Order restricting the issuance of waivers for the acquisition of sensitive materials from certain foreign nations for defense procurement.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2027

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 20 Jul 2026
Public procurement localisation

Recent update from 21 Jul 2026:

On 20 July 2026, the President of the United States of America signed an Executive Order restricting the use of procurement waivers for "sensitive materials" sourced from geopolitical adversaries. ...

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