FIRST ON FOX — An independent federal agency is under review for allegedly listing foreign-made products as American, including technology manufactured in China, and the Trump administration is demanding a sweeping audit of its products, pricing and supply chains.In a draft letter viewed exclusively by Fox News Digital, the General Services Administration directs the U.S.AbilityOne Commission to verify the country of origin of every product on its Mandatory Procurement List and conduct a comprehensive audit of products offered through GSA on pricing, sourcing and compliance with federal law and procurement policy. "Federal tax dollars spent on the AbilityOne program should support jobs for blind and disabled Americans, not foreign competitors," GSA Administrator Edward Forst wrote in a statement.AbilityOne oversees a federal purchasing program intended to provide employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities.
Federal agencies are generally required to buy products and services placed on the commission’s mandatory list from participating nonprofit organizations."Many of AbilityOne’s product offerings raise serious national security concerns and cast doubt on its ability to carry out its mission," Forst added in the statement."GSA will not allow questionable products to undermine the security of the federal marketplace."TOP TRUMP AGENCY PURGES OVER 20 SUSPECTED CHINA-LINKED PRODUCTS FROM FEDERAL MARKETPLACEGSA Administrator Edward Forst is calling for an audit of Ability One, a government program that is supposed to be serving the blind, but is requiring an audit after Chinese-tied products on a federal register have been found to be mislabeled as "Made in the U.S.A." (Getty Images)Forst's department sent a letter to AbilityOne Commission Chair Christina Brandt to follow through on President Donald Trump’s March 2026 executive order requiring truthful "Made in America" advertising across federal procurement.
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