Strategic Advocacy
The Strategic Advocacy division is comprised of several major policy divisions within the Chamber including theCyber, Space, and National Security Division; Economic Policy Division; Employment Policy Division; and Small Business Policy Division. Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, Health Policy, and Transportation and Infrastructure Policy are also under the umbrella of the Policy Group.
The division works closely with the Chamber's Congressional and Public Affairs and Political Affairs and Federation Relations divisions.
Latest Content
This Hill letter was sent to Congressional leadership on the caps on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
April 6 OSD A&S COVID conference call notes:
Good morning colleagues, Provided FYSA is a DPC class deviation for Undefinitized Contract Actions and the DPC progress payment implementation. Additional links provided below for reference. JATF Portal AFWERX Portal
April 3, 2020
A new poll from MetLife and the U.S. Chamber found 43% of small businesses say they are 3-6 months away from permanently shutting down.
Colleagues: Provided below is a one-pager on the Joint Acquisition Task Force and the latest links from OSD . DCMA’s recent commercial item determination JATF portal (an overview of the JATF).
Colleagues: Thank you to those who participated on today’s call. For those who did not or wanted a recap, below are minutes from the discussion. April 3rd OSD A&S COVID conference call notes:
A new poll taken from March 25 – 28, 2020 and released today from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife reveals that one in four small businesses (24%) say they are two months or less from closing permanently amid the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. One in 10 (11%) are less than one month away from permanently going out of business.
A new poll taken from March 25-28, 2020 and released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife reveals that one in four small businesses (24%) are on the brink of closing permanently amid the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
On April 2, 2020 the Chamber delivered this letter to the IRS and the Treasury regarding comments and recommendations to provide guidance to taxpayers in response to COVID-19.
