Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
SBA Launches Deregulation Strike Force to Support President Trump’s Affordability Agenda
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched a new Deregulation Strike Force today, dedicating a full team to the mission of identifying and eliminating...
The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: What Happens Next?
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is seeking input on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. Between now and January 7th, you can let OFPP...
Federal AI Preemption Takes Center Stage: Key Deadlines, Strategic Risks, and Opportunities Under Trump’s Latest Executive Orders
Womble Bond Dickinson - On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the landmark Ensuring A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence Executive Order,...
Fallout from DOGE Cuts: How Defunding Derailed a Federal Microgrant Strategy
Government Executive - The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has left Washington. While its stated mission was to enhance government efficiency and accountability, the...
The Additive Manufacturing Mirage in Defense
War on the Rocks - The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds into additive manufacturing as a potential game-changer for defense production. For example, in...
Trump Admin Should ‘Go Farther’ on Rewrite of Acquisition Regulations: Industry Org
Breaking Defense - A key defense industry organization is urging the Trump administration to make more aggressive changes to the federal acquisition process. In...
5 Ways Trump’s Latest AI Executive Order Could Benefit AI for Defense
GovCon Wire - President Trump’s most recent executive order on AI lays the groundwork for further development and implementation of the technology for military...
Major Acquisition Programs Have Lost ‘Substantial’ Talent, Leaders Say
Air & Space Forces - The program executive officers for some of the Air Force’s largest acquisition management organizations are struggling to deal with...
GSA Terminated Hundreds of Federal Office Leases, But Far Less than DOGE Targets
Federal News Network - The General Services Administration finalized about 30% of the approximately 900 governmentwide lease terminations it sent to landlords earlier this...
Senate Passes VA Acquisition Reform Legislation
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs’...
Ernst Calls for Complete Halt and Full Audit of Fraud-Filled Contracting Program
After several high-profile fraud schemes were exposed in the 8(a) program, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is...
Executive Order – Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
President Trump has issued an executive order to ensure a minimally burdensome national standard for the regulation of artificial intelligence. The order notes the...
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Critical Insights
Mar 13: Foreign Assistance: Litigation, Terminations, and Claims
Feb 27: Government Contracts and Grants - Mass Terminations and Claims
Feb 10: Foreign Assistance Contracts and Grants - The Canary in the Coal Mine for Federally-Funded Programs
Jan 31: Unfreezing Funding, Avoiding Furloughs, and Other Measures
Jan 29: Foreign Assistance Implementers: Moving from Outrage to Action
Jan 25: What to Do Next in Response to the Foreign Aid Freeze
Jan 24: Latest Updates on Foreign Aid Freeze and Review
Jan 21: Trump's Executive Order Freezing Foreign Assistance
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