Federal Contractors Unfazed by Trump Move to Shield U.S. Workers

With fewer than 100 days until he stands for reelection, the impact of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing federal agencies to review contracts for the displacement of American workers with H-1B visa holders may be more of a political move than an impetus for immediate change.

Trump’s Aug. 3 decree directed that within the next 120 days, the head of each executive department and federal agency review and report on contracts and subcontracts awarded by the agency in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, assessing whether foreign workers participated in the contract and if so, whether “opportunities for United ...