Washington, May 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at overhauling federal contracting practices by shifting towards fixed-price agreements, a move the administration says will reduce waste and curb cost overruns.White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said many government contracts currently operate under a “cost plus” system.“Many federal contracts currently operate on a cost plus basis… leads to cost overruns, and costs the federal government a lot of mo…
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Washington, May 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump approved a presidential permit for a major transborder pipeline project, signalling a renewed emphasis on energy infrastructure and North American supply integration.White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf described the project as “a transborder pipeline similar to the old Keystone XL pipeline.”“It will significantly expand our ability to move oil and gas around North America,” he said.Trump contrasted the approval with previous policy d…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at tightening election procedures, focusing on voter rolls and mail-in ballots, which he said would help “secure elections in the future.”Announcing the order at the White House, Trump described it as addressing “voter integrity and mail-in ballots and stopping the massive cheating that’s gone on.”White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said the order targets what he called two major concerns: “inaccur…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he has signed two new trade actions under Section 232. The moves target critical minerals and semiconductor imports. White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said the first action followed a trade investigation into critical minerals. He said it creates a process to secure US supply chains for critical minerals and related products.The second action focuses on semiconductors. Scharf said it sets up a two-phase process. Under the first p…