Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Unleashing the Defense Production Act to Boost Domestic Energy
Burr & Forman - On April 20, 2026, the White House issued five presidential determinations invoking Title III of the Defense Production Act (“DPA”)...
‘Highly Problematic for a Thousand Reasons’: NIH Employees Criticize Trump-Era Requirement to Scrutinize Grants with Words Related to Diversity
Government Executive - As the Trump administration continues its effort to root out federal funding for diversity initiatives, the National Institutes of Health has...
USAID’s Abrupt Shutdown Increased Violence in Africa, Study Shows
Defense One - Last year’s abrupt termination of USAID caused roughly 10-percent increases in conflict events and combat deaths in Africa, according to peer-reviewed...
DoD Seeks “Unprecedented Level of Visibility” into the Supply Chain Under Newly Proposed Regulations
Blank Rome - The Department of Defense (DoD) released a proposed rule on May 7, 2026, that would significantly expand Foreign Ownership, Control, and...
Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act
Senator Mike Lee has introduced a bill that would eliminate race-, ethnicity-, and sex-based preferences across federal contracting programs. This bill would end the...
Reinforcing Contract Type Discipline in Federal Acquisition
George Mason University - For decades, federal acquisition policy has been clear that fixed-price contracts are generally preferred when requirements are well-defined, consistent with...
Trump Admin Floats Policy Language Limiting Contractor Say on Agency Uses of Technology
NextGov/FCW - Ongoing drafts of policy documents feature language that would limit the private sector’s ability to dictate how their artificial intelligence models are...
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...
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