
The Department of Homeland Security says in fiscal year 2017 it executed 1,099 contract actions valued at $61.9 million using the domestic non-availability waivers under the Buy American Act. The awards represent about 1.6 percent of DHS’ procurement obligations that were subject to the Buy American Act. Most of the actions were awarded by the Coast Guard for aircraft accessories, airframe structural components, torque converters and speed changers, and helicopter rotor blades, drive mechanisms, and components. Cyemptive Technologies, a developer…