The Latest Developments in Technology, Engineering, and Science: News

In July, U.S. president Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which among other things urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address “unfair anticompetitive restrictions on third-party repair or self-repair of items.” That order also tasked the Secretary of Commerce to report on “a plan for avoiding contract terms in procurement agreements that make it challenging or impossible for the Department of Defense or service members to repair their own equipment, particularly in the field.”