Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Executive Order – Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting
President Trump has issued an executive order aimed at prohibiting defense contractors from "single-mindedly pursuing investor profits at the expense of warfighter capability and...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes New Department of Justice Division for National Fraud Enforcement
The Trump Administration has announced the creation of the Department of Justice’s new division for national fraud enforcement. The DOJ’s new division for national...
Trump Truth Social Post Re Executive Compensation of Defense Contractors
Following up on his executive order, Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting, President Trump posted on Truth Social, noting that executive pay in the...
The Nash & Cibinic Report – Commercial Contracting: Pericipient Petitions The Supreme Court
Nash & Cibinic Report - The saga continues in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States. This REPORT has been following the case for over two...
Warfighting at Warp Speed, Part 3: Tracking the 2026 NDAA and DOW’s Acquisition Overhaul
PilieroMazza - In December 2025, PilieroMazza explained some key highlights of the 3,000-page 2026 NDAA for defense contractors, tracking how these important updates will...
FAR 2.0 Update: Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
Koprince McCall Pottroff - Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR...
DISA’s Push for Acquisition Accelerators Buoyed by FAR update
Federal News Network - The Defense Information Systems Agency isn’t just talking about meeting Secretary Pete Hegseth’s goal of “speed to capability.” It’s holding...
Air Force, Space Force Introduce First Acquisition Portfolios in Reform Push
Air and Space Forces - The Department of the Air Force announced seven new mission area-focused portfolio acquisition executives for the Air Force and...
Trump Administration Agrees to Drop Anti-DEI Criteria for Stalled Health Research Grants
Government Executive - The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race, and sexual orientation...
President’s NDAA Signing Statement
On December 18, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026. Although the President signed the law, he also issued a statement,...
SBA Launches Deregulation Strike Force to Support President Trump’s Affordability Agenda
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched a new Deregulation Strike Force, dedicating a full team to identifying and eliminating excessive Biden-era regulations...
2025 The Pivotal Year for Defense Acquisition
Defense Tech and Acquisition - As we close out 2025, we have to acknowledge it as the most consequential year for defense acquisition reform...
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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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