Government Executive email Thousands of American Jobs May Depend on Performance of a New GSA Website Biden’s new “Made in America” executive order creates an opportunity to close loopholes that allow companies to manufacture products overseas for nebulous reasons. Chandra Brown | By Chandra Brown The federal government’s “Buy America” procurement policies are supposed to help American businesses, but far too often companies are awarded waivers that allow them to export jobs overseas for reasons as vague as “unreasonable costs.” Just days into office, President Biden put muscle behind a campaign pledge to strengthen U.S. manufacturing with his "Made in America" executive order. Key to Biden’s directive is increasing scrutiny of those waivers.