The armed forces must have domestic suppliers under federal law.
Rather, he said, "We'd like to have several domestic suppliers of this technology that we can buy from."
As with finding a domestic supplier, careful research is key to identifying overseas suppliers.
By 2000, the industry had developed from being a domestic supplier to exporting over 90 percent of the fish harvest.
There always seems to be more available, from abroad if not from domestic suppliers.
The Buy America program was originally designed to help domestic suppliers compete against foreign companies.
Most telephone systems abroad are run by Government agencies that strongly favor domestic suppliers.
Secondly, adjusting government spending to favor domestic suppliers is also effective.
But American computer makers protested, saying domestic suppliers could not meet their demand.
Datang is a leading domestic supplier of telecommunications equipment in China.