Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
GAO Report – Cybersecurity Regulations: Additional Industry Perspectives on the Impact, Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities of Harmonization
Cyber-based attacks are becoming more common and disruptive. They threaten essential critical infrastructure systems, such as electricity grids and transportation networks. Much of the...
Military AI Policy by Contract: The Limits of Procurement as Governance
Lawfare - Over the past year, the United States has moved toward an AI governance model that is flexible yet profoundly inadequate: regulation by...
Stop Funding Duct Tape
Defense Tech and Acquisition - The biggest barrier to deploying new defense tech is integrating it with many systems and services designed, developed, and...
Moving Forward with the Federal Acquisition Workforce: Bringing the Field Perspective Into the Mission Conversation
Shauna Weatherly - When people talk about the future of the federal acquisition workforce, the conversation often centers on policy, systems, certifications, and reform...
Army Calls on Industry for Joint-Funding Ideas in Bid to ‘De-Risk’ Investments, Increase Production
DefenseScoop - Facing a $150 billion infrastructure backlog and congressional appropriation caps, the Army is looking to make private industry an interesting offer: co-invest...
GSA Issues New Clause for AI Contracts
The General Services Administration has issued a draft of GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems, which will be included in all contracts...
President Trump’s Cyberstragegy for America
President Trump just issued a new document outlining his national cyber strategy. The new strategy calls for "unprecedented coordination across government and the private...
Why a $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Request Might Slow the Pentagon’s Reform Efforts
War on the Rocks - On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump announced he had determined that, for the good of the country, the...
Understanding the Potential Anthropic Ban: Key Considerations for Federal Contractors
Blank Rome - On February 27, 2026, President Trump posted on Truth Social, directing all federal agencies to “immediately cease” use of Anthropic’s artificial...
The Pentagon’s Investment Deals Draw Congressional Scrutiny
Defense One - Lawmakers have questions about the Pentagon’s increased interest in taking partial ownership stakes in companies, demanding details from defense officials as they weigh...
OMB Launches GSA-Led Acquisition Quality Service Management Office
ExecutiveGov - The Office of Management and Budget has launched a new acquisition-focused Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) that will be led by the...
Memorandum on Defense Innovation Unit Investment Priorities
The new director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Owen West, recently issued a memorandum on the agency's investment priorities. The memo states that the...
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