Biden Orders Prioritization of Apprenticeship in Procurement (1)

President Joe Biden wants federal agencies to incentivize the use of registered apprenticeships by their contractors and grant recipients as part of a directive aimed at increasing the use of job training programs by the government.

An executive order issued by the president Wednesday directs agencies to review their financial assistance programs and procurement plans to identify where they could “include requirements, application evaluation factors, or incentives in appropriate program documents or solicitations for grantees or contractors to employ workers on projects receiving Federal funding” who have been part of an apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship program.

The White House says the ...