Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Executive Order: Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting
President Trump signed an executive order on April 30 making fixed-price contracts the default procurement method across the federal government, a significant shift away...
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Development, Manufacturing, and Deployment of Large-Scale Energy and...
On April 20, 2026, President Trump signed a presidential determination directing the Secretary of Energy to use Section 303 of the Defense Production Act...
Presidential Memorandum – Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply...
A recently issued White House memo notes that America’s aging and constrained electric grid infrastructure threatens national defense. The Nation’s capacity to produce large-scale...
New Bill Would Tighten Fraud Screening Across Federal Awards
The recently introduced Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act establishes an enhanced fraud-prevention role for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and a new permanent...
FAR Council Issues DEI Deviation
The FAR Council has issued a deviation implementing Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. The deviation updates several sections of the...
Contractors Sue to Block Trump’s Federal DEI Executive Order
Government Executive - A coalition that includes the National Association of Minority Contractors and several higher education groups on Monday filed a lawsuit to...
DOJ Memorandum – Creation of National Fraud Enforcement Division
The Acting Attorney General issued a memorandum on April 7, 2026, establishing a new National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) within the Department of Justice,...
Semiconductors: Another Link to Ever-Extending Curation of the Federal Supply Chain
McCarter & English - Given recent world events and their attendant economic shocks, 2026 looks to be another year of supply chain gyrations. Government...
Déjà Vu? New Executive Order Outlines Restrictions on Contractor and Subcontractor DEI Activity
Crowell & Moring - On March 26, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. The EO...
OFPP Rule – Conformance of Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for CAS 407 Use of Standard Costs for Direct Material and...
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board has released a notice of proposed rulemaking to elicit public comments on proposed...
New OMB IT Policy Memo Rings Familiar, But Signals Major Shifts
Federal News Network - OMB memo M‑26‑10 revisits familiar themes around CIO authority and IT governance, but with sharper expectations for transparency, reporting, and...
White House – Fiscal Year 2027 Topline
The White House has released its FY2027 budget proposal. The proposal outlines a dramatic shift in federal spending — slashing nondefense discretionary spending by...
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