On August 3, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order No.
13940 ("EO"), which builds on several prior EOs which
have discussed preferences for American workers performing work on
U.S. government contracts. This preference has seen a highlighted
position due to (a) the current administration's positions on
immigration and foreign workers; (b) the current economic
situation; and (c) the impacts of the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19
Pandemic and its impacts. The President's action in issuing the
EO was spurred by reports that the Tennessee Valley Authority was
planning to lay off around 100 U.S. IT workers and outsource those
positions to overseas companies.
Finding that the use of temporary workers takes work away from
American workers and impacts national security, the President has
ordered that each executive agency head which enters into contracts
is required to review the respective agency's contracts for
fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (the Federal fiscal year runs
