Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Executive Order: Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting
President Trump signed an executive order on April 30 making fixed-price contracts the default procurement method across the federal government, a significant shift away...
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...
OMB Continues Push for Commercial Products and Services
Koprince McCall Pottroff - In Spring 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14271, titled “Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions for Federal Contracts,” which informed agencies...
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...
FAR Overhaul Eliminates Veteran-Owned Subcontractor Self-Certification
FedLift - In a change that has flown under the radar of some government contractors, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has eliminated the ability of...
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...
5 Things GovCons Should Know About Changing Procurement Regulations Across Government
GovCon Wire - The federal procurement landscape is undergoing a major shift to streamline and accelerate the acquisition and implementation of advanced capabilities that...
GAO Report – Artificial Intelligence Acquisitions: Agencies Should Collect and Apply Lessons Learned to Improve Future Procurements
Federal agencies are finding many opportunities to use AI to execute their missions. They already use AI for veteran services, enhancements to weapon systems,...
‘Paradigm-Shifting’ $1.5T Defense Budget to Enable Multiyear Contracts: OMB Director
Breaking Defense - The Pentagon’s historic $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal 2027 is necessary to allow the military to make “paradigm-shifting investments,” with...
Space Force to Launch Cislunar Acquisition Office for Lunar Mission Support
ExecutiveGov - The U.S. Space Force plans to establish a Cislunar Coordination Office, an acquisition task force that will coordinate technology development and planning...
2026 Economic Report of the President – Strengthening the United States’ Defense Industrial Base
The Trump Administration has released the 2026 Economic Report of the President. Chapter 8 of the report assesses the state of the defense industrial...
GSA Sharpens Focus on Small Business with New Office Designation
Moving forward, GSA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will operate under the name Office of Small Business (OSB)—a designation that better reflects...
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