Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
OMB Continues Push for Commercial Products and Services
Koprince McCall Pottroff - In Spring 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14271, titled “Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions for Federal Contracts,” which informed agencies...
SBIR/STTR Is Back and the Department of War Is Wasting No Time
Covington - On April 20, 2026, one week after President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act into law, the Department...
Aligning the U.S. and Canadian Defense Industrial Bases
War on the Rocks - The United States and Canada are both racing to rebuild their defense industrial bases, recognizing that future conflicts will...
What the FAR Overhaul Means for Federal Contractors – An Interview with Jim Nagle from the AGC Annual Convention – March 2026
Smith Currie Oles - At the 2026 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Annual Convention, John Chambers, Director of AGC’s Federal, Heavy and Utility...
FAR Overhaul Eliminates Veteran-Owned Subcontractor Self-Certification
FedLift - In a change that has flown under the radar of some government contractors, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has eliminated the ability of...
The ‘Doers’ Need a Budget: Why a $100 Million Council Rund Can End Federal Management Failures
Government Executive - The Federal Executive Councils are vastly underutilized and underfunded, lacking the power to address real cross-agency issues. Members of the councils...
5 Things GovCons Should Know About Changing Procurement Regulations Across Government
GovCon Wire - The federal procurement landscape is undergoing a major shift to streamline and accelerate the acquisition and implementation of advanced capabilities that...
Airwaves of Power: Why the Pentagon Should Shift to a Commercial-First Spectrum Model
War on the Rocks - The Pentagon’s approach to electromagnetic spectrum policy reflects a legacy of choices made a century ago, in which 95...
SBIR/STTR Program Reauthorized Through 2031: What Small Business Contractors Need to Know
Fox Rothschild - On April 13th, 2026, President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, which amends the Small Business Act....
Aerospace and Defense: Innovating Securely at Speed
Federal News Network - Aerospace and defense (A&D) organizations are under unprecedented pressure to innovate faster — without compromising mission assurance, security, or trust....
The GovCon Uncertainty Principle: Navigating the 2026 Market Collision
Washington Technology - In quantum physics, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states a fundamental limit to what we can know about a particle. The formula...
Five Proposals for Mobilization—And the History that Backs Them Up
First Breakfast - Think tank reports rarely make for compelling reading. That’s why when we come across one that defies the genre, we have...
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