Post by Logan on Mar 5, 2016 9:50:03 GMT -6
HARTFORD — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy criticized the Department of Defense on Friday after a second Pentagon report found that purchasing practices failed to comply with federal law intended to promote U.S. manufacturing.
The Defense Department's inspector general reported last week that it found only partial compliance at the Air Force with federal law restricting the purchase of food, clothing, fabrics, fibers, yarns, hand and measuring tools, and other products not made in the United States.
The law has been critical to maintaining the safety and security of U.S. armed forces by requiring items to be produced in the United States, according to the International Trade Administration. The law also has been important for U.S. textile and clothing production, the agency says.
Murphy, the state's junior Democratic senator, said abuses of the Buy American law are "especially damaging" to national security and defense manufacturing in Connecticut. He requested a meeting with the Defense Department.
Read more: www.courant.com/business/hc-murphy-buy-american-20160304-story.html
The Defense Department's inspector general reported last week that it found only partial compliance at the Air Force with federal law restricting the purchase of food, clothing, fabrics, fibers, yarns, hand and measuring tools, and other products not made in the United States.
The law has been critical to maintaining the safety and security of U.S. armed forces by requiring items to be produced in the United States, according to the International Trade Administration. The law also has been important for U.S. textile and clothing production, the agency says.
Murphy, the state's junior Democratic senator, said abuses of the Buy American law are "especially damaging" to national security and defense manufacturing in Connecticut. He requested a meeting with the Defense Department.
Read more: www.courant.com/business/hc-murphy-buy-american-20160304-story.html