Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
GAO Report – Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Requiring Mature Technologies Could Enable Shift to Rapid Delivery
This report, GAO's 24th annual assessment, responds to a provision Congress included in statute for GAO to annually review selected DOD acquisition programs and...
GAO Report – Cloud Computing: Federal Government Needs to Address Procurement Challenges
Federal IT acquisitions of cloud services have the potential to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. GAO was asked to review agencies’ efforts to...
FAR Council Issues Proposed Rules Implementing Revolutionary FAR Overhaul
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has issued four proposed rules as part of the Revolutionary FAR overhaul. If and when enacted, the proposed rules...
The Defense Industrial Base Has a New Playbook. Now Let’s Run It.
RealClear Defense - Not long ago, serious public conversation about America’s defense industrial base felt like a niche topic. But that time has come...
Senate Lawmakers Bring Back Acquisition Reforms Dropped from Final 2026 NDAA
Federal News Network - Senate lawmakers are reigniting discussions around significant acquisition reforms that were previously excluded from the final version of the 2026...
Venture Capital Transforms Defense Industry Competitiveness
Defense Tech and Acquisition - Something structural shifted in the defense industrial base over the last decade, and it didn’t wait for the acquisition...
A New Paradigm as GSA Looks to Loosen the Reins on Contracting Officers — Within Reason
Federal News Network - The General Services Administration (GSA) is undertaking significant reforms to its acquisition workforce to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of...
Golden Dome Update: Congressional Scrutiny, Industry Opportunities & New Acquisition Approaches
GovCon Wire - President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative is beginning to move from vision to execution as lawmakers advance new funding,...
Wargaming for Improved Acquisition: What Does It Take?
War on the Rocks - Wargaming can be used by the Department of Defense to deliver evidence-based acquisition policy reforms focused on mobilizing the...
Dusting a Dirt Road: How The United States Can Break the Cycle of Failing Military Infrastructure
War on the Rocks - According to the Department of Defense’s reporting, the United States owns and operates more than 700,000 facilities across nearly...
The Pentagon Is Rewriting How It Buys AI — Control of the Future of Warfare
Federal News Network - The Pentagon is quietly overhauling one of its most entrenched systems: how it sources and buys modern technology — and...
The Nine PAE Approach: What the Space Force’s Acquisition Overhaul Means for Industry
GovCon Judicata - The Secretary for Space Acquisition and Integration, Thomas Ainsworth, confirmed at the McAleese Defense Programs Conference that all nine of the...
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