Fallout from the Shutdown
Thirty-five days. Eight-hundred thousand furloughed workers. More than five billion dollars in damage to the U.S. economy.
The U.S. Chamber works to streamline the acquisition process, ensure a fair and open procurement system, and encourage the government to rely more on the private sector for the goods and services it needs.
Thirty-five days. Eight-hundred thousand furloughed workers. More than five billion dollars in damage to the U.S. economy.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce economists project that commercial space will be at least a $1.5 trillion industry by 2040.
Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, December 6, 2018, for LAUNCH: Industry Taking Off. LAUNCH is the Chamber’s first summit dedicated solely to the emergence of space as a distinct industrial sector.
The space economy will increase from approximately $385 billion today to at least $1.5 trillion by 2040.
A proposed regulation would reduce defense contract progress payments as much as 30% below current standards.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the Chamber’s recommendations for H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019.
Despite the shifts in the contracting marketplace, Congress is still seeking to apply age-old remedies.
DOD must improve the way it does business. Times have changed since the 1980s.
When it comes to government, “moving fast” doesn’t mean what you think it means.