Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
FAS Implements New Organizational Structure to Strengthen Acquisition Workforce, Aid Procurement Consolidation
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) has updated its organizational structure to strengthen operations, improve outcomes, and increase accountability to the American people. This change...
SBIR/STTR Is Back and the Department of War Is Wasting No Time
Covington - On April 20, 2026, one week after President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act into law, the Department...
Aligning the U.S. and Canadian Defense Industrial Bases
War on the Rocks - The United States and Canada are both racing to rebuild their defense industrial bases, recognizing that future conflicts will...
Defense Startups Get Boost as Pentagon Looks Beyond Biggest Contractors
Wall Street Journal - The Pentagon is changing its shopping habits. It is expanding its search for suppliers beyond the traditional “prime contractors” as...
White House CEQ Seeks Technology Proposals to Modernize Federal Permitting Processes
ExecutiveGov - The White House Council on Environmental Quality has issued a call for industry proposals to modernize federal environmental review and permitting processes....
GAO Report – Weapon System Sustainment: DOD Identified Critical Cost Growth, and the Army Should Take Action to Yield Cost Savings
The Department of Defense spends billions of dollars annually to operate and sustain its aircraft, ships, and combat vehicles. And sustaining these weapon systems...
The ‘Doers’ Need a Budget: Why a $100 Million Council Rund Can End Federal Management Failures
Government Executive - The Federal Executive Councils are vastly underutilized and underfunded, lacking the power to address real cross-agency issues. Members of the councils...
The Navy Will Keep Shrinking Until the Industrial Base Catches Up
Defense One - The Navy is getting its turn this year to get an independent assessment of its future through a congressionally mandated commission. While...
Commercial Tech Funding Baked in to Space Force Budget, Officials Say
Air and Space Forces - The Space Force’s $71 billion fiscal 2027 budget request includes about $2.5 billion for commercial services like satellite communications...
Governments Are Adapting to Sustained Pressure and Not Waiting for Stability to Return
Federal News Network - Drawing on experiences from governments across the globe, a new trends report focuses less on prediction and more on how...
DOW CIO Lays Out Digital Transformation Strategy
GovCon Wire - The Department of War is prioritizing a four-pillar digital transformation strategy for warfighter decision dominance, Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies...
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...
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