Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
The Biden Administration has issued Executive Order 13985 requiring the whole of government to “affirmatively advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity.”1 In addition, the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law2 will provide unprecedented resources to rebuild the nation’s physical infrastructure. Government contracting practices and procurement professionals will be tasked in identifying the type of […]
In 2017, Puerto Rico experienced two catastrophic Category 5 hurricanes, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. These storms had a devastating effect on the island’s fragile electrical grid, leaving 100% of the island — over 1.5 million people— without electricity. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), a public corporation within the Government of Puerto Rico […]