Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
OPM Proposes Governmentwide NDA for Federal Employees
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking public comment on a draft nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies could require both new and existing employees...
Briefing Papers – Competitive Negotiation Under The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul
Vernon Edwards - One of the most interesting results of the “revolutionary” overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)1 was the decision to delete...
Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Can Look to the New DEI Clause to Prepare for Potential Increased Scrutiny of Their Own Awards
McCarter & English - Given the slew of Executive Orders (EOs) last year focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and roiling the funding...
Everything You Know About Contracting Has Changed
Federal News Network - This guide is based on more than 10 hours of direct interviews with senior federal procurement leaders across civilian, defense,...
The Fixed Price Push Is Really a Scope Discipline Problem
Courtney Holbrook - On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14402, “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting,” directing agencies to...
Draft Executive Order Would Set Deadlines for Digital Signature and Key Quantum Encryption
NextGov/FCW - The White House is preparing a new executive order to spur federal agencies' migration to a post-quantum cryptographic standard by specific deadlines,...
NASA Realigns Mission Directorates
ExecutiveGov - NASA has announced an agency-wide realignment that restructures several mission directorates as the agency advances objectives outlined in the National Space Policy....
Why DARPA Just Renamed and Reshaped 2 Key Technology Offices
DefenseScoop - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently renamed and restructured two well-established technical offices in a move that officials said is meant...
Feds that Trump Fired Without Cause Can Take Their Appeals Directly to Federal Court, Judges Say
Government Executive - Federal employees fired without a stated cause can challenge that decision directly in federal court without first going to a separate...
OMB Memo – Ensuring Effective and Efficient Agency Logging and Network Visibility to Defend Against Evolving Cyber Threats
A new OMB memorandum (M-26-14), issued May 22, rescinds the 2021 M-21-31 logging directive and replaces it with a risk-based framework requiring federal agencies...
A Practical Guide to Determining Who Is a ‘Subcontractor’ Under the FAR
Ogletree Deakins - Recent executive orders and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) deviations have heightened subcontractor administration obligations for prime contractors and highlighted a familiar...
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: When Does It Apply?
FedLift - The government rewrote the entire Federal Acquisition Regulation in 2025 as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. One might assume, then, that...
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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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