President Trump has issued an executive order requiring a review of
federal contracting and hiring practices, citing the need to
protect the interests of American workers.
What happened?
The executive order requires every government agency head to
conduct a review of their 2018 and 2019 contracts to determine if
their contractors used temporary foreign workers to perform federal
contract work or operated foreign offices where offshoring may have
taken place. Agencies must produce a report before December 2020
analyzing the impact of these foreign national workers on the
economy, federal function, and national security.
The Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) are ordered to take action to ensure that contractor
companies are complying with the terms and conditions of their
Labor Condition Applications.
