{"id":13593,"date":"2017-05-09T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T19:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexingtoninstitute.org\/?p=13593"},"modified":"2017-05-09T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T19:04:02","slug":"united-nations-policies-hurt-american-industry-national-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtoninstitute.org\/united-nations-policies-hurt-american-industry-national-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"How The United Nations’ Policies Hurt American Industry (From The National Interest)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The United Nation\u2019s system of contracting with private companies for goods and services is badly in need of reform. Take one example: the procurement of air transport services. The UN spends more than $500 million a year on air transportation services. Yet, when it comes to awarding contracts, US firms, the best breed in the world, are virtually aced out. In 2015, the UN spent nearly $585 million on air transport services; U.S. firms won a paltry $9 million of work. Ambassador Haley and Secretary of State Tillerson need to advocate both for UN procurement reform and for world-class U.S. companies that deserve a fair chance to compete on an even playing field. I have written more about this for The National Interest here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The United Nation\u2019s system of contracting with private companies for goods and services is badly in need of reform. Take one example: the procurement of air transport services. The UN spends more than $500 million a year on air transportation services. Yet, when it comes to awarding contracts, US firms, the best breed in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n