Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Proposed RFO Rule Would Create Procurement Integrity-Specific Process for Protecting or Releasing Contractors’ Proprietary Information
Greenberg Traurig - On June 23, 2026, as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) process, the FAR Council issued four separate proposed rules...
Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base
War on the Rocks - There's a clear consensus that America hollowed out its critical minerals base. How to rebuild it is less settled....
The Pentagon Built a Faster Engine, Nobody Built the Steering
The Cipher Brief - The Department of War has just executed the most ambitious acquisition reform in six decades. It scrapped JCIDS—the requirements process...
If Adaptability Is Our Competitive Advantage, Why Don’t We Invest in It?
Modern War Institute - If Adaptability Is Our Competitive Advantage, Why Don’t We Invest in It? At a recent defense conference I was at,...
Commercial-First Acquisition Will Fail Unless the Workforce Sees It Work
Grist Mill Exchange - Despite a year of the loudest procurement-reform rhetoric in a generation — Executive Orders 14402 and 14271, Secretary Hegseth’s “commercial...
SBA’s Proposed 8(a) Overhaul Draws Criticism
GovCon Intelligence - SBA’s plan to change eligibility for business owners applying for 8(a) certification received mostly negative feedback from business owners and trade...
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate a Record Number of Regulations
Ogletree Deakins - On July 4, 2026, the Trump administration released its 2026 Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory...
Pentagon Should Take Advantage of Expanded Acquisition Authority
National Defense - Defense acquisition just got a shot in the arm. Through section 1823 of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense...
FAR Council Releases Updated CUI Proposed Rule as Part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul
Hunton - The FAR Council recently released a proposed rule to revise the requirements for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) by civilian contractors as...
Keeping Score on Procurement Reform
Defense Tech and Acquisition - Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 is the first full fiscal year under the new administration. It marks an inflection point:...
Acquisition Reform Requires Trust, Accountability
National Defense - For all the debates surrounding defense modernization, one truth remains constant — U.S. national security depends on a functional relationship between...
Unpacking FAR Case 2026-001: What the Overhaul Means for SAM Registration, Agency-Level Protests, and Information Security and Supply Chain Security
Sheppard Mullin - On June 23, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule titled Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation...
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