Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Overhauling the GSA Schedule
Covington - On October 17, 2025, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced that it plans to issue a Mass Modification to GSA’s Multiple Award...
Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac How U.S. Defense Spending Prioritizes Innovation over Deterrence
CNAS - For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China. Still, it has become stuck...
What’s Going On with the 8(a) Program?
Schoonover & Moriarty - With the Trump Administration’s focus on removing “DEI” from federal contracting, many have wondered whether the 8(a) Program will survive....
JCIDS, Rewired: What DoD’s New Requirements Memo Means
Covington - On August 20, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a sweeping memo that tears up and rebuilds the way the military...
Emerging Trends in Government Contracts Law — What Contractors Need to Know
Bradley - The federal procurement landscape is shifting rapidly. Agencies, Congress, and the courts have pushed major changes recently that affect how contracts are...
Contracting Has a New-Entrant Problem. The FAR Overhaul Made It Worse.
GovCon Intelligence - Contracting has a new-entrant problem. The FAR overhaul made it worse. New entrants have become a barometer for the health of...
Grant Terminations and Court of Federal Claims Litigation
Jenner & Block - The Administration’s dramatic cutbacks to federal funding have changed the landscape and posed unprecedented challenges for funding recipients across a...
DOE Grant Termination Shutdown Show Down
Crowell & Moring - The Department of Energy (“DOE”) recently announced its termination of 321 grants and other awards supporting 223 energy projects. The...
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Seeks to Make Post-Award, Agency-Level Protests More Enticing
Covington - As part of the Trump Administration’s Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (“RFO”), the FAR Council has released a model deviation for FAR Part 33...
FAR Overhaul Eliminates WOSB Subcontracting Self-Certification
Steven Koprince - With little fanfare, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has eliminated a subcontractor's ability to self-certify as a woman-owned small business under an...
Rethinking Government Procurement: Balancing Speed, Innovation, and Risk
Government Technology - In this episode of GovTech Viewpoints, HP’s Todd Gustafson joins the Center for Digital Government’s Teri Takai to explore how procurement...
Its Time to Retire Acquisition Debt
Defense Tech and Acquisition - In software engineering, technical debt—outdated code, shortcuts, or neglected systems—slows innovation, inflates costs, and invites risks. The Department of...
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