Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
GAO Report – Weapon Systems Acquisition: Beyond Business as Usual—Using Leading Practices to Curb Waste and Save Billions
Since 1990, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) costliest weapon programs have wasted billions while often failing to deliver a usable capability to the field....
Following White House Small Business Summit, SBA and GSA Take Action to Prioritize American-Made Products in Federal Purchasing
SBA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in collaboration with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced new action to remove nearly two...
The Tail That Ate the Dog: How Bureaucracy Threatens National Security
RealClear Defense - In the lexicon of military doctrine, few concepts are as foundational as the "supported-supporting" relationship. It is a simple, elegant framework...
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 Death of the Business System
First Breakfast - Operation Epic Fury exposed something most people across the Department of War (DoW) already understand at some level, but rarely say...
Lawmakers Pave the Way for Space Force to Dissolve SDA, Space RCO
Air & Space Forces - Tucked into the Senate Armed Services Committee’s annual defense policy bill is the legal backing the Space Force needs...
NIH Contracting Arm Announces Sunset of All Governmentwide Vehicles
FedScoop - A National Institutes of Health contracting arm responsible for a series of large-scale IT contracting vehicles is ending all of its cross-government...
Army’s New Transformation Command Lays Out Tech Wish List for Industry
National Defense - The Army’s new Transformation and Training Command is looking to industry to help it solve three critical problems, its command chief...
Federal Science Agencies Facing a ‘Generational Loss,’ Nonprofit Says
Federal News Network - Amid the Trump administration’s workforce overhauls, some federal science agencies appear to be bearing the brunt of the changes, according...
Government Contracts DEI Restrictions Under EO 14398: What Contractors Need to Know
Haynes Boone - Federal agencies are rapidly implementing Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (March 26, 2026), which establishes sweeping new...
Proposed Rule – Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA” or “Agency”) has proposed to amend its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD...
DoD Releases List of Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies
Section 1260H of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Secretary of Defense ot identify Chinese Military Companies operating in the United...
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Critical Insights
Mar 13: Foreign Assistance: Litigation, Terminations, and Claims
Feb 27: Government Contracts and Grants - Mass Terminations and Claims
Feb 10: Foreign Assistance Contracts and Grants - The Canary in the Coal Mine for Federally-Funded Programs
Jan 31: Unfreezing Funding, Avoiding Furloughs, and Other Measures
Jan 29: Foreign Assistance Implementers: Moving from Outrage to Action
Jan 25: What to Do Next in Response to the Foreign Aid Freeze
Jan 24: Latest Updates on Foreign Aid Freeze and Review
Jan 21: Trump's Executive Order Freezing Foreign Assistance
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