Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
SBA Orders All 8(a) Participants to Provide Financial Records
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued letters to all 8(a) Business Development Program contractors, requiring them to produce financial records as part of a comprehensive...
Department of Transportation – Rescinding Requirements Regarding Federal-Aid Contracts for Appalachian Contracts
The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration has rescinded the regulations related to Federal-Aid Contracts (Appalachian Contracts), issued on September 30, 1974. The agency...
Supporting an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Procurement
GSA Blog - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is committed to fostering an entrepreneurial spirit within the procurement landscape. The recently introduced PILOTS...
Draft Memo Details DoD Plans to Cap Most Reseller Fees
Federal News Network - The Defense Department wants to shake up how it works with value-added resellers. In a draft memo obtained by Federal...
Agencies Will Have to Contend with Tight Budgets Even After Trump, Contracting Association Predicts
Government Executive - Agency spending will be constrained for the next decade due to partisan stalemates in Congress and long-term budgetary issues, a trade...
Agency Software-Buying Bill Advances in the House
FedScoop - A bill that would overhaul how the federal government purchases software has found itself in a familiar place: moving forward in the...
SAP Offers Major Discount to Government Customers Through OneGov Agreement
NextGov/FCW - SAP will discount its software for government customers at rates of up to 80% over the next 18 months through the latest...
SBA Semiannual Report to Congress
The SBA's Office of Inspector General has issued its semiannual report to Congress for the period of April 1 to September 30, 2025. The...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy
Crowell & Moring - This week’s episode of the Fastest 5 Minutes podcast covers the Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy announced by Secretary Hegseth on...
Deep Personnel Cuts Jeopardize Space Force’s Ability to Implement Hegseth’s Acquisition Reforms
Federal News Network - As the Defense Department moves to implement Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sweeping acquisition reforms, Space Force leaders warn that the...
US Air Force Names General to Oversee Major Acquisition Programs
Defense News - The U.S. Air Force plans to put an experienced acquisition officer in charge of overseeing many of its most important ―...
DOD Updates Policy for Managing Contractor-Prepared Data
ExecutiveGov - The Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on Friday issued DOD Manual 5010.12, which...
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