Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century
A new Presidential Memo announces the administration's plans to streamline the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects. The memo notes that the current permitting...
Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products
President Trump issued an executive order regarding critical minerals on April 15, 2025. The order notes that minerals, including rare earth elements, are critical...
GSA, OMB Launch Deregulation Recommendations Initiative
The General Services Administration and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to allow the public to...
White House Announces “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul”: What to Know
Bass Berry & Sims - Through a duo of Executive Orders issued on April 15 and 16, President Trump announced “a first-of-its-kind overhaul of...
Former OFCCP Officials Pen Open Letter to Federal Contractors
DCI Consulting - On April 15, 2025, ten former Department of Labor officials from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Office of...
Trump Officials Explain his Plan to Make Government Acquisition Great, for Once
Government Executive - In this Commentary, Kevin Rhodes, a senior advisor at the Office of Management and Budget, Stephen Ehikian, acting administrator of GSA,...
GSA ‘Unimpressed,’ Insulted by Consulting Companies’ Efforts to Cut Spending
Federal News Network - The General Services Administration is running out of patience with the top government consulting firms. In a strongly worded letter...
GSA Surpasses DoD in Contract Spending
Since anyone has been tracking the numbers, the Department of Defense has led all agencies in contract spending each year. But according to analysis...
Musk’s SpaceX Is Frontrunner to Build Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Shield
Reuters—Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense shield....
Trump Orders Rewrite of Federal Acquisition Regulations
For weeks, the word on the street has been that an overhaul of the FAR is in the works. On April 15, 2025, President...
Requirement of Cost-Effective Commercial Solutions in Federal Contracts
According to the White House, President Trump signed an executive order on April 15, 2025, requiring the government to prioritize the procurement of commercially...
GSA Secures Cost Savings Through Strategic Agreement with Google
GSA has reached a landmark agreement with Google to lower the costs of Google products and services for the federal government. Through this strategic...
Subscribe
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
Scroll to see more webinars
