Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
DoD Asks for Feedback from the Defense Industrial Base and Acquisition Stakeholders
DoD has issued a letter to the defense industrial base and other acquisitons stakeholders, inviting them suggest Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense FAR...
Department of War Finalizes Realignment of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Defense Technology Security Administration
The Department of War has announced the realignment of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) to the...
Abdicated Judgment: AI Tools and the Future of Reasoned Decision-Making in Federal Procurement, by Jessica Tillipman
Yale Journal on Regulation - Federal agencies are rapidly expanding their use of artificial intelligence (AI) in government procurement. Much of the public discussion...
The Future of Federal Acquisition: Key Takeaways from AFCEA NOVA Luncheon
Stephanie Geiger - Federal acquisition is at a crossroads. For all the policy reforms and new authorities created over the last several decades, real...
Will These Four Defense Innovation Reforms Improve Industry’s Lot?
War on the Rocks - When everyone is accountable, who is actually responsible? I can’t help but think of this question as I consider...
GAO: Pentagon and Services Need to Get on Same Page When It Comes to Tech Priorities
Air and Space Forces - A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification...
Modernizing Procurement Data on SAM.gov
GSA seeks to deliver a modern, unified user experience for entities seeking to do business with, or already doing business with, the federal award...
GSA Procurement Leader Says ‘Community Readiness’ Poses Challenge to Acquisition Overhaul
FedScoop - The General Services Administration met the six-month deadline to rewrite the Federal Acquisition Regulation, but getting the procurement workforce acclimated to the...
Real-Time Rewrite of Federal Buying Rules Is Roiling Acquisition
Federal News Network - The landscape of government buying is shifting, with one agency already showing real savings after adopting a new government‑wide cloud-purchasing...
DoD Class Deviation—Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 40, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 240
The Department of Defense has issued a memorandum announcing a class deviation to implement President Trump's executive orders on acquisition reform and an OMB...
The Ever-Changing, Unchanged Defense Acquisition System
Center for New American Security - The defense acquisition system has been and continues to be in a period of great change, both in...
The ’26 NDAA Reshaped Acquisition. Here’s a Peek at ’27 Reforms.
Federal News Network - The 2026 NDAA marks one of the most significant shifts in defense acquisition in more than a decade, from reshaping...
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