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...
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Development, Manufacturing, and Deployment of Large-Scale Energy and...
On April 20, 2026, President Trump signed a presidential determination directing the Secretary of Energy to use Section 303 of the Defense Production Act...
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...
SBIR/STTR Is Back and the Department of War Is Wasting No Time
Covington - On April 20, 2026, one week after President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act into law, the Department...
Aligning the U.S. and Canadian Defense Industrial Bases
War on the Rocks - The United States and Canada are both racing to rebuild their defense industrial bases, recognizing that future conflicts will...
Battlefield Contractors Confront Risks After High Court Ruling
Bloomberg Law - Defense contractors are poised to reconsider their approaches to risk and contract pricing, in light of the US Supreme Court’s decision...
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...
White House CEQ Seeks Technology Proposals to Modernize Federal Permitting Processes
ExecutiveGov - The White House Council on Environmental Quality has issued a call for industry proposals to modernize federal environmental review and permitting processes....
Some of the Federal Government’s Most Trusted Public Data Tools Aren’t Being Maintained
Federal News Network - An analysis from USAFacts finds that many of the government’s most important public datasets are no longer being updated or...
Presidential Memorandum – Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply...
A recently issued White House memo notes that America’s aging and constrained electric grid infrastructure threatens national defense. The Nation’s capacity to produce large-scale...
GAO Report – Department of Government Efficiency: Treasury Needs to Fully Implement Data Protection Controls
The United States DOGE Service was created by executive order to implement the President’s goals to maximize government efficiency by modernizing technology. GAO was...
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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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