RULES
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Open FAR Cases
Open FAR Cases as of 6/20/2025
Open DFARS Cases
Open DFARS Cases as of 6/20/2025
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025–04
Office of Personnel Management
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service (May 12, 2025)
Monday, May 12, 2025
Presidential Actions
INCREASING EFFICIENCY AT THE OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER (May 9, 2025)
FIGHTING OVERCRIMINALIZATION IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS (May 9, 2025)
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
U.S. General Services Administration
GSA, OMB, NASA, DoD Launch Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Website (May 6, 2025)
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Presidential Actions
ENSURING COMMERCIAL, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS IN FEDERAL CONTRACTS (April 16, 2025)
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Presidential Actions
RESTORING COMMON SENSE TO FEDERAL PROCUREMENT (April 15, 2025)
Friday, April 11, 2025
Office of Management and Budget
OMB Circular A109 (April 5 , 1976)
Presidential Actions
ADDRESSING RISKS FROM SUSMAN GODFREY (April 9, 2025)
MODERNIZING DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS AND SPURRING INNOVATION IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (April 9, 2025)
DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS (April 9, 2025)
REDUCING ANTI-COMPETITIVE REGULATORY BARRIERS (April 9, 2025)
REFORMING FOREIGN DEFENSE SALES TO IMPROVE SPEED AND ACCOUNTABILITY (April 9, 2025)
Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy
Reporting Instructions to Comply with Presidential Action Memorandum “Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending (April 2, 2025)
Presidential Actions
Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account (March 25, 2025)
Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block (March 25, 2025)
Selected Executive Orders
EO 14246: Addressing Risks From Jenner & Block (March 28, 2025)
EO 14243: Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos (March 20, 2025)
Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce (March 20, 2025)
Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement (March 20, 2025)
EO 14236: Executive Orders and Actions; Additional Rescissions (March 14)
Presidential Actions
CONTINUING THE REDUCTION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY (March 14, 2025)
Proposed and Final Rules
Department of Government Efficiency
Latest Work (March 19, 2025)
Defense Acquisition Regulation
Conclusion of the Renewal of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement With the Government of the Italian Republic (March 19, 2025)
Presidential Actions
Additional Recissions Of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (March 14, 2025)
Proposed and Final Rules
Department of Defense
Class Deviation 2025-O0004: Revocation of Executive Order on Sustainability (March, 2025)
Selected Executive Orders
EO 14224: Designating English as the Official Language of the United States (March 1, 2025)
EO 14222: President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative; Implementation (February 26, 2025)
EO 14219: Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative (February 19, 2025)
EO 14217: Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy (February 19, 2025)
EO 14210: Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative (February 11, 2025)
EO 14208: Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (February 10, 2025)
EO 14207: Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute (February 10, 2025)
EO 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation (January 31, 2025)
EO 14170: Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service (January 20, 2025)
EO 14158: Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" (January 20, 2025)
EO 14151: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (January 20, 2025)
EO 14148: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (January 20, 2025)
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2024 Notices
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Request for for information on direct and indirect labor. (September 23, 2024)
Department of Defense
Timely Closeout of Contingency Contracts, Use of Automated Closeout Procedures, and Available Resources and Training. (September 23, 2024)
Small Business Administration
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms. (September 19, 2024)
Department of Defense
Class Deviation 2024-O0014: Prohibition on Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems. (August 29, 2024)
Bureau of Industry and Security
Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR); and Corrections. (August 26, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Agency Information Collection Activities
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Part 47, Transportation Requirements. (August 26, 2024)
Small Business Administration
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs. (August 23, 2024)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Final Rule
DFARS Case 2023- D014: Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act Reform. (August 15, 2024)
DFARS Case 2024-D024: Sustainable Procurement. (August 15, 2024)
Technical Amendments. (August 15, 2024)
Proposed Rule
DFARS Case 2019-D041: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements. (August 15, 2024)
DFARS Case 2024-D023: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education. (August 15, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Agency Information Collection Activities
Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards. (August 13, 2024)
Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation
HHSAR Case 2023-001: Acquisition of Information Technology; Standards for Health Information Technology. (August 9, 2024)
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation
GSAR Case 2020-G510: Federal Supply Schedule Economic Price Adjustment. (August 5, 2024)
Department of Defense
Timely and Accurate Contract Action Report Submissions to the Federal Procurement Data System. (August 5, 2024)
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation
GSAR Case 2024-G503: Updates to References to Sustainable Leasing. (August 2, 2024)
Standardizing the Identification of Deviations; Correction. (August 1, 2024)
Small Business Administration
Clarification to Direct Final Rule on Eliminating Self-Certification for ServiceDisabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. (August 1, 2024)
Department of Homeland Security
HSAR Case 2024-001: Rescinding Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus Clause. (July 31, 2024)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Architect and Engineering Service Fees; Delay of Effective Date. (July 30, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06
Introduction. (July 30, 2024)
FAR Case 2015-038: Reverse Auction Guidance. (July 30, 2024)
FAR Case 2021-009: Protests of Orders Set Aside for Small Business. (July 30, 2024)
FAR Case 2023-007: Limitation of Authority Regarding Extraordinary Contractual Actions. (July 30, 2024)
Technical Amendments. (July 30, 2024)
Small Entity Compliance Guide. (July 30, 2024)
Department of Agriculture
The proposed changes would update the AGAR to bring it up to date and to make sure correspondence with the FAR is maintained. (July 29, 2024)
Department of State
Revisions to Definition and Controls Related to Defense Services. (July 29, 2024)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Technical Amendments. (July 29, 2024)
DFARS Case 2023-D007: Task Order and Delivery Order Contracting for Architectural and Engineering Services. (July 29, 2024)
Department of Energy
Acquisition Letter: Contract Pricing—Proposal Analysis and Contractors’ Cost Estimating Systems. (July 29, 2024)
Office of Management and Budget
Modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). (July 29, 2024)
Department of Defense
Financing Support for Covered Technology Categories--Specific to Companies and Trade Associations. (July 24, 2024)
Financing Support for Covered Technology Categories--Specific to Lenders. (July 24, 2024)
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation
Restrictions on Foreign Acquisition Update. (July 24, 2024)
Bureau of Industry and Security
Clarifications and Updates to Defense Priorities and Allocations System Regulation. (July 22, 2024)
Department of Energy
Acquisition Guide, Chapter 39.3 Acquisition of Information Technology and the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). (July 22, 2024)
Small Business Administration
Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms. (July 19, 2024)
Investment Security Office
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act. (July 18, 2024)
Bureau of Industry and Security
Redesignation of Regulations for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain. (July 18, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAR Case 2024-004: Combating Trafficking in Persons - Definition and Agency Responsibilities. (July 18, 2024)
General Services Administration
GSA City Pair Program adds new airline, markets for federal travelers. (July 17, 2024)
Request for Nominations: Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee. (July 16, 2024)
NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center
CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business: Extended Through April 2025. (July 16, 2024)
Department of Energy
Revisions to the Diversity Plan, Acquisition Guide Chapter 70.2671. (July 9, 2024)
Acquisition Guide, Chapter 17.5 Interagency Acquisitions. (July 9, 2024)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Procurement List. (July 5, 2024)
Procurement List. (July 5, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Agency Information Collection Activities
Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements. (July 5, 2024)
General Services Administration
Correction: Reduction of Single-Use Plastic Packaging. (July 5, 2024)
GSAR Case 2022-G513: Removing the GSA Payments Clause for Non-Commercial Contracts. (July 3, 2024)
GSAR Case 2022-G506: Standardizing the Identification of Deviations. (July 3, 2024)
Department of Transportation
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications; Corrections. (July 3, 2024)
Department of Defense
Organizational Name Change to Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy. (July 3, 2024)
Department of State
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Contractor and Grantee Counterterrorism Vetting. (July 1, 2024)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
DFARS Case 2024-D019: Architect and Engineering Service Fees. (June 27, 2024)
DFARS Case 2021-D006: Definition of Material Weakness. (June 27, 2024)
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Conformance of Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Operating Revenue and Lease Accounting. (June 27, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAR Case 2023-008: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services. (June 26, 2024)
Part 47: Transportation Requirements. (June 22, 2024)
United States Trade Representative
Request for Comments on Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity-Trade Track. (June 20, 2024)
Department of Energy
Issuance of Class Deviation Addressing Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms that Conflict with or are Incompatible with Federal Law. (June 20, 2024)
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Application of Cost Accounting Standards to Indefinite Delivery Vehicles. (June 18, 2024)
Guidance Addressing Contracting Officer Representative Policies. (June 18, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Agency Information Collection Activities
Past Performance Information. (June 17, 2024)
Department of Energy
Acquisition Guide, Chapter 7.1, Acquisition Planning . (June 17, 2024)
NEWS, ARTICLES, HISTORY
Monday, June 30, 2025
Articles
LEXOLOGY
In brief: defence procurement law fundamentals in France (January 21, 2025)
Thursday, June 26, 2025
News
Government Executive
Lawmakers demand review of VA’s AI-driven contract cuts (June 23, 2025)
Friday, June 20, 2025
Articles
LEXOLOGY
Navigating SAM.gov: A Guide for Government Contractors (June 18, 2025)
Thursday, June 12, 2025
News
LEXOLOGY
Trump’s New Cybersecurity Executive Order: What Contractors Need to Know (June 10, 2025)
FAR 2.0 Rollout Begins (June 9, 2025)
Friday, June 6, 2025
Professionals Services Council Contractor Magazine, SPRING 2025
Building Workforce Resilience in an Evolving Economy
Monday, June 2, 2025
Articles
THE NASH & CIBINIC REPORT
THE FUTILITY OF FAR REFORM: It’s About People, Not Rules (June, 2025)
Friday, May 30, 2025
DEFENSE ACQUISITION MAGAZINE
Defense Acquisition Magazine May - June 2025 (May 30, 2025)
Monday, May 19, 2025
News
LEXOLOGY
Protest POV: GAO Demands Clarity on Professional Compensation (May 15, 2025)
Thursday, May 8, 2025
LEXOLOGY
Early Signs of Progress in the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (May 6, 2025)
A Comprehensive Guide to Procurement Contract Management (May 5, 2025)
FedScoop
Trump administration kicks off federal acquisition overhaul with new website (May 6, 2025)
GSA unveils modernized IT tool procurement strategy (April 29, 2025)
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Articles
THE NASH & CIBINIC REPORT
THE FAR REFORM PROJECT: Will Past Be Prologue? (May, 2025)
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
AI
FedScoop
White House seeks input to revise national AI research and development plan (April 28, 2025)
RAND Corporation
Beyond a Manhattan Project for Artificial General Intelligence (April 24, 2025)
Charting Multiple Courses to Artificial General Intelligence (April 23, 2025)
Applying History to Inform Anticipatory AI Governance (April 2, 2025)
Bridging the Artificial Intelligence Governance Gap (December 13, 2024)
News
MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS : Live Webinar
How to Navigate the Changing Landscape in Washington (May 7, 2025)
Government Accountability Office
Federal Workforce: Current and Potential Alternatives for Locality Pay Methodology (April 30, 2025)
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Launching the OneGov Strategy, for IT (April 30, 2025)
Federal News Network
How the Trump administration is reshaping federal procurement (April 29, 2025)
Where the federal acquisition system can possibly head next (April 29, 2025)
NARA reminds agency leaders of records retention responsibilities (April 29, 2025)
FedScoop
GSA unveils modernized IT tool procurement strategy (April 29, 2025)
WAR ON THE ROCKS
Taiwan’s Biggest Limitation in Defense Isn’t Spending, It’s Late Deliveries from U.S. Defense Companies (March 28, 2025)
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Aviation Week
Lockheed Will Not Protest F-47 Decision (April 22, 2025)
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Articles
LEXOLOGY
Trump Administration Issues AI Memoranda and Executive Order with Government Contracts Impacts (April 21, 2025)
News
Defense One
After NGAD loss, Lockheed says it will ‘supercharge’ F-35 (April 22, 2025)
Northrop takes $477M loss on B-21 to speed up production, cover materials costs (April 22, 2025)
FedScoop
‘Unimpressed’ GSA gives consulting firms new deadline in quest to terminate contracts (April 17, 2025)
Trump administration launches online public deregulation form (April 16, 2025)
DOD aims to rein in spending on IT services contracts; GSA tech arm faces more workforce cuts (April 11, 2025)
Monday, April 21, 2025
Articles
Strategic Institute INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
Defense Acquisition Superheroes: Rise to the Challenge and Bring Home the Win (April 21, 2025)
News
DEFENSE ONE
Industry eyes ‘wicked hard’ Golden Dome space interceptor challenge (April 18, 2025)
Government Executive
OPM proposes rule to formally revive Schedule F (April 18, 2025)
White House extends federal hiring freeze until July for most (April 17, 2025)
LEXOLOGY
And Here We Go - Reformation of the FAR Directed by Executive Order (April 17, 2025)
Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts (April 16, 2025)
Friday, April 18, 2025
Government Executive
The president’s procurement order offers a real opportunity. Let’s not squander it (April 17, 2025)
Trump officials explain his plan to make government acquisition great, for once (April 16, 2025)
Breakneck pace of executive orders and lagging, unclear guidance leave contractors guessing (January 29, 2025)
Thursday, April 17, 2025
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
GSA, OMB launch deregulation recommendations initiative (April 16, 2025)
Multiple Award Schedules Refresh | Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 26 and Upcoming Mass Modification (April 16, 2025)
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
FEDSCOOP
GSA touts new procurement automation tool (April 14, 2025)
Government Executive
Federal contract oversight employees contemplate resignation offer, as agency faces layoffs and mission realignment (April 14, 2025)
Trump directive aims to speed up deregulation by nixing public input (April 10, 2025)
Government Technology
Civic Marketplace Launches Local Procurement Partnership (April 9, 2025)
Friday, April 11, 2025
Articles
THE NASH & CIBINIC REPORT
¶ 22 OUT OF THE WHIRLWIND: What Is Going To Happen To Acquisition And The Acquisition Workforce?
by Vernon J. Edwards
(April, 2025)
DEFENSE ACQUISITION RESEARCH JOURNAL
Vol. 32, No. 1, Issue 108: Spring 2025
DEFENSE ACQUISITION MAGAZINE
Defense Acquisition Magazine March - April 2025
Government Executive
Cross-skilling creates an efficient, adaptable workforce (March 13, 2025)
LEXOLOGY
Six Essential Tips for Understanding Intellectual Property Rights Under Government Contracts (March 25, 2025)
General Services Administration
My Vision for GSA, Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian (March 25, 2025)
Federal News Network
How to keep new policy from making procurement less efficient (August 2, 2023)
OTAs change Defense acquisition for the duration (June 3, 2019)
Department of the Air Force Contracting Flight Plan
Accelerating Acquisition Change to Win (February 28, 2025)
News
Government Executive
GSA preps for layoffs at TTS (April 10, 2025)
Defense One
Long-sought goal of better Pentagon buying may finally be within reach (April 11, 2025)
Trump’s defense-acquisition executive order hits the right notes (April 10, 2025)
LEXOLOGY
Ontario Issues Restrictive Procurement Policy: US Businesses Need Not Apply (April 9, 2025)
EU’s Community of Practice Publishes Updated AI Model Contractual Clauses (April 7, 2025)
GSA Schedule Suspensions Underway Due to Inclusion of DEI-Related Terms (April 2, 2025)
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality (March 6, 2025)
Department of Defense
Contracts For April 7, 2025 (April 7, 2025)
Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality (March 6, 2025)
PLANNING , PROGRAMMING , BUDGETING , A ND EXECUTION REFORM I MPLEMENTATION REPORT (January 16, 2025)
LEXOLOGY
Trump DEI Executive Orders - Impacts on Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontracting (April 4, 2025)
Office of Management and Budget
Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government (April 3, 2025)
Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust (April 3, 2025)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
Trump administration contracting freeze puts vendors out of business (March 28, 2025)
White House
White House Releases New Policies on Federal Agency AI Use and Procurement (April 7, 2025)
Government Executive
Agencies may have to pay more for late contractor invoices due to Trump payment system overhaul (April 2, 2025)
Trump administration, unions already trading lawsuits over order outlawing most government labor groups (March 31, 2025)
DOD CONTRACT AWARDS
Defense Acquisition University
Level Up Your Contracting Skills: The U.S. Army's Interactive Procurement Game! (March 31, 2026)
The Hill
Attacks on small business contracting are misguided (March 31, 2025)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
Navigating changes to government contracting and grants under the Trump administration (March 31, 2025)
Optimizing the multiple award schedule program (March 28, 2025)
Hegseth cuts $580 million in contracts, grants with DOGE’s help (March 20, 2025)
Government Executive
GSA reopens its Deferred Resignation Program and finalizes location consolidation (March 30, 2025)
Hegseth gives Defense leaders less than two weeks to lay out staffing cuts, changes (March 29, 2025)
FEDSCOOP
Agency software purchasing bill reintroduced by House Oversight members (March 27, 2025)
SMALL GOV CON
OHA Says: Show me the Money! (in Ostensible Subcontracting Review) (March 26, 2025)
Webinar Event! Top 21 Legal Mistakes in Federal Government Contracting, April 9, 2025, 11:00-12:00pm CDT (March 26, 2025)
Defense One
DOD weapons buyer nominee wants to focus on new tech (March 27, 2025)
General Services Administration
Advanced Notice for MAS Refresh 26 and Upcoming Mass Modification (March 27, 2025)
GSA announces FedRAMP 20x (March 24, 2025)
Geek Wire
Gravitics wins support from Space Force to create an orbital carrier for space vehicles (March 26, 2025)
Breaking Defense
New ‘Space Warfighting Framework’ coming to codify Space Force concepts, terms (March 26, 2025)
Defense One
Shipbuilders swarm Capitol Hill to lobby for aircraft carrier funding (March 26, 2025)
Pub K Contracts & Grants
Continuing Elimination of Wasteful Spending at the Department of Defense (March, 2025)
Department of Defense
Spacecom Protecting Homeland From Growing Threats (March 26, 2025)
LEXOLOGY
Court of Federal Claims Confirms Jurisdiction over Other Transaction (OT) Bid Protests (March 25, 2025)
Appeals Court Lifts Injunction on Pair of DEI-Targeting Executive Orders: What It Means for Federal Contractors and Grantees (March 17, 2025)
Washington Technology
Buckle up: The acquisition ride is only going to get bumpier (March 25, 2025)
GovCon in the crosshairs: Proving your value in the era of DOGE (March 24, 2025)
SPACE NEWS
NASA terminating $420 million in contracts (March 25, 2025)
Federal News Network
Two new AI tools help illuminate GSA’s future state (March 25, 2025)
General Services Administration
GSA to rightsize Multiple Award Schedule Program (March 24, 2025)
Government Executive
Congress debates bill to fast-track approval of Trump and Musk agency cuts (March 25, 2025)
FEMA set for elimination, Noem says, amid bipartisan House reform proposal (March 24, 2025)
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY
New DoD Governmentwide Purchase Card Guidebook Released!! (March 24, 2025)
Department of Defense
Acquisition of Items for Which Federal Prison Industries Has a Significant Market Share (March 24, 2025)
POLITICO
NASA weighs doing away with headquarters (March 21, 2025)
Government Executive
GSA to ‘quadruple' in size to centralize procurement across the government (March 21, 2025)
FEDSCOOP
From procurement to compliance, IT contractors face a new reality (March 20, 2025)
Government Technology
What these 5 hot federal contracts say about today's market (March 19, 2025)
Federal News Network
Draft EO would make GSA the center of most common buys (March 20, 2025)
Hiring freeze to extend ‘at least’ through 2025, GSA head tells employees (March 20, 2025)
Defense Department should prove technology works before spending billions (March 19, 2025)
Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations (March 18, 2025)
Space Force focuses on growing operational workforce over acquisition community (December 18, 2024)
Space Force puts a defense contractor on watch list (November 22, 2024)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Regulatory Shifts in Aerospace and Defense: What Businesses Need to Know as 2025 Takes Flight (March 19, 2025)
Aviation Week
U.S. Air Force, Navy Brief Trump On Future Fighter Plans (March 18, 2025)
Defense News
US Army rapidly ridding itself of old weapons requirements (March 18, 2025)
Government Executive
Pentagon’s efforts to slash civilian workforce continue to cause confusion (March 18, 2025)
Cross-skilling creates an efficient, adaptable workforce (March 13, 2025)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
System Thinking; 5-week online course (April 14, 2025 for five weeks)
Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement
Training: Contracting for IT Services on GSA MAS: Pitfalls and Possibilities (March 20, 2025)
Professional Services Council
Contracting Working Group Meeting (March 19, 2025)
Government Executive
The Trump Administration Is Taking Steps To Comply With Court Orders To Reinstate Tens Of Thousands Of Fired Workers (March 15, 2025)
Federal News Network
GSA considers takeover of contracting work at other agencies amid reorganization (March 11, 2024)
Department of Health and Human services
DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancellation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 Million (March 7, 2025)
Army Contracting Command
Contracting personnel use AI, Maven Smart System simulation during warfighter exercise (March 3, 2025)
Aviation Week
U.S. Air Force Office Pitches Engine Investment For Mid-Market Airliner (March 07, 2025)
War on the Rocks
Finding Adversaries Hiding in the Defense Department’s Supply Chains (March 12, 2025)
Defense One
Confusion, fear as changes whipsaw Defense workforce (March 12, 2025)
Amid unpredictable battlespaces, speed and security must align (March 3, 2025)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment
Memorandum: Executive Order 14222 Contract Process Review and Warrant Appointments (March 5, 2025)
Government Accountability Office
Government Executive
Inside federal agencies' rush to reshape their workforces—and spare employees from layoffs (March 10, 2025)
GSA continues slow drip of RIFs, nearly wiping out entire offices (March 7, 205)
Pentagon is placing probationary employees on leave in advance of mass firings (March 7, 2025)
The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement
An Acquisition Reset: Deregulating to Deliver Best Value Mission Support for the American People (February 21, 2025)
Holland & Knight
Trumps 2025 Executive Orders (Ongoing, 2025)
UCLA LAW
Training Opportunities : UCLA Law
Professionals Services Council Contractor Magazine, FALL 2025
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Article
Postsript: Folowing the Rules About Performance Incentives By Vernon J. Edwards. October 17 2024
Postscript: Simplification, Reform, Streamlining by Vernon J. Edwards. (September 23, 2024)
Department of Justice
Maryland woman pleads guilty to taking bribes to steer government contracts. (September 23, 2024)
San Antonio VA Official Sentenced for Accepting Bribe as Contracting Consultant. (September 23, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Institute
Acquisition Today. (September 20, 2024)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA Launches Regional Commercial Accelerators. (August 23, 2024)
Department of Energy
Independent Assessment of Software Quality Assurance Program Implementation at Sandia National Laboratories - New Mexico. (August 23, 2024)
General Services Administration
GSA releases FY 2025 CONUS per diem rates. (August 19, 2024)
The Coalition for Government Procurement
GSA’s TDR Expansion – The Journey Continues. (August 19, 2024)
Department of Justice
Company Sentenced to Pay $6.5M Criminal Fine for Bid Rigging in Michigan Asphalt Industry. (August 16, 2024)
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty for Making Online Threats Against Public Servants Including Federal Officials. (August 15, 2024)
California Man Indicted for Unlawfully Exporting Aircraft Components to Iran. (August 15, 2024)
Department of Labor
Federal court blocks Southern California logistics company’s retaliation against workers, interference with federal investigation. (August 13, 2024)
Department of Defense
A Year in, DOD Racks Up Wins for Foreign Military Sales. (August 9, 2024)
Department of Justice
Former Interim President of Puerto Rican Steel Distributor Pleads Guilty to Eight-Year Price-Fixing Conspiracy. (August 8, 2024)
Department of Defense
An Update on Innovation at the Department of Defense. (August 8, 2024)
Federal Acquisition Institute
Acquisition Today. (August 8, 2024)
NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center
Top Contract Holders for Q3. (August 7, 2024)
Department of Justice
Former Contracting Officer for Department of Defense Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the Government. (August 7, 2024)
Department of Energy
Notice of Intent to Investigate contractor. (August 2, 2024)
Notice of Intent to Investigate contractor. "2" (August 2, 2024)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA to Host Discover DSO Event in Boston. (August 1, 2024)
Senate
Senator introduced bipartisan legislation to streamline the government’s national security classification system and reduce the massive declassification backlog. (August 1, 2024)
Department of Justice
Jacksonville Contract Postal Carrier Indicted On Credit Card Fraud And Theft Of Mail Charges. (July 31, 2024)
USDA loan specialist and contractors sent to prison for roles in loan bribery scheme. (July 31, 2024)
News Department of Labor
US Department of Labor recovers more than $1M in back wages from South Carolina federal contractor for 43 workers. (July 29, 2024)
The Coalition for Government Procurement
The Government’s Mixed Messages on Global Supply Chains, Continued…. (July 29, 2024)
Mitre
Improving U.S. Space Capabilities in Integrated Deterrence. (July 25, 2024)
Rand
Aligning Strategic Priorities and Foreign Military Sales to Fill Critical Capability Gaps. (July 25, 2024)
IBM Center for The Business of Government
Leadership Insights from "The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization" by Peter M. Senge. (July 25, 2024)
Department of Justice
Employees of Monmouth County Marine Equipment and Servicing Company Admit Roles in Scheme to Defraud U.S. Department of Defense. (July 24, 2024)
Missouri-Based Defense Department Contractor Sentenced for Fraud. (July 24, 2024)
The Coalition for Government Procurement
Comments on Defense Industrial Base Adoption of Artificial Intelligence for Defense Applications. (July 24, 2024)
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Contractor allocates $4.2M for future pay adjustments to resolve alleged gender wage discrimination. (July 23, 2024)
Department of Justice
Man Sentenced for Selling $3.5M in Counterfeit and Substandard Electronics for Use in Military Systems. (July 19, 2024)
Government Accountability Office
Weapon Systems Annual Assessment:DOD Is Not Yet Well-Positioned to Field Systems with Speed [Reissued with revisions on Jul. 18, 2024]. (July 19, 2024)
Nuclear Waste Cleanup:Changes Needed to Address Current and Growing Shortages in Mission-Critical Positions. (July 19, 2024)
Department of Justice
Department of Energy
Immersive Program Arms DOD, Builds Acquisition Professionals' Innovation Skills. (July 17, 2024)
Enforcement Letter Issued. (July 15, 2024)
The Coalition for Government Procurement
Competing Global Supply Chain Approaches. (July 15, 2024)
Professional Services Council
PSC Submits Comments on SBA’s Rule to Eliminate Self-Certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. (July 15, 2024)
Mitre
Coalition Air and Missile Defense: Integration and Interoperability. (July 15, 2024)
Department of Justice
Corporation Agree to Pay $101M to Resolve Allegations of Falsely Reporting Rebates. (July 11, 2024)
Contractor Admits Guilt in $1.5 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme. (July 10, 2024)
Department of Defense
DOD Press Briefing Announcing Sentinel ICBM Nunn-McCurdy Decision. (July 9, 2024)
Department of Energy
Preliminary Notice of Violation Issued. (July 9, 2024)
Department of Justice
Federal Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Local Agencies to Benefit His Private Company. (July 9, 2024)
El Paso Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Bureau of Prisons. (July 9, 2024)
Former Vice President of Miami Aerospace Company and Accomplice Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in Fraud Conspiracy. (July 9, 2024)
Articles
Take it to the Banc: A General Plea for Increased Consistency and Clarification by Hon. Matthew H. Solomson, Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (July 9, 2024)
Simplification, Reform, Streamlining, and Innovation: The Government Is Immune to Those Things by Vernon J. Edwards. (July 9, 2024)
News
Department of Justice
Former Defense Contractor and His Wife Indicted for Evading U.S. Taxes on Profits from Selling Jet Fuel to U.S. Military. (July 5, 2024)
Former National Security Agency Contractor Sentenced To Thirteen Months In Federal Prison For Time And Attendance Fraud. (July 5, 2024)
Engineer charged with obstructing a criminal investigation into the cause of the Yanky 72 plane crash. (July 5, 2024)
President of Freight Forwarding Company Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Goods from the United States to Russia. (July 5, 2024)
Department of Justice
Former Defense Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Government in Fake Invoices Scheme. (July 2, 2024)
The Coalition for Government Procurement
Cyber Harmonization: Making the Regulations Work Together. (July 1, 2024)
Department of Defense
DOD Completes Flight Test of Hypersonic Missile. (July 1, 2024)
Department of Labor
Department of Labor begins debt collection against Ohio landscaping company barred from federal worker program after owner allegedly threatened workers. (June 27, 2024)
Earlier
Contracting Reviews, Audits, & Assessments
Government Accountability Office
Defense Health Agency: Improved Oversight of Contractors Needed to Better Ensure the Quality of TRICARE Network Providers. (September 24, 2024)
Department of Energy
Independent Assessment of Specific Administrative Controls for Nuclear Safety of Existing U.S. Department of Energy Facilities. (September 20, 2024)
Government Accountability Office
Federal Contracting: Timely Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Consultants Working for China. (September 20, 2024)
Government Accountability Office
Corps of Engineers: The Status of Construction Project Environmental Mitigation Has Not Been Reported and Tracked as Required. (September 19, 2024)
Department of Energy
Independent Assessment of the Emergency Management Program at Sandia National Laboratories.(August 16, 2024)
Federal Trade Commission
Audit of FTC Redress Program Data Management and Oversight of Contractors. (August 13, 2024)
Department of Energy
Independent Assessment of Fire System Maintenance at the Hanford Site - July 2024. (August 1, 2024).
Government Accountability Office
Nuclear Waste Cleanup: More Effective Oversight Is Needed to Help Ensure Better Project Outcomes. (August 1, 2024).
Artemis Programs: NASA Should Document and Communicate Plans to Address Gateway's Mass Risk. (August 1, 2024).
Government Accountability Office
Human Trafficking:Agencies Need to Adopt a Systematic Approach to Manage Risks in Contracts. (July 31, 2024)
Hypersonic Weapons: DOD Could Reduce Cost and Schedule Risks by Following Leading Practices. (July 30, 2024)
Army Modernization: Actions Needed to Support Fielding New Equipment. (July 16, 2024)
Department of Energy
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Energy Savings Performance Contract with NORESCO, LLC at the Pantex Plant. (July 15, 2024)
Department of Defense
Allegations Concerning Quality Assurance Over Glovebox Procurements at Los Alamos National Laboratory. (July 11, 2024)
Department of Defense
DoD Compliance with the Buy American Act for Light Emitting Diode Lighting Improvement Projects. (July 10, 2024)
Government Accountability Office
Federal Advertising: Fourteen Percent of Contract Obligations in the Past Decade Went to Small Disadvantaged Businesses and Those Owned by Women and Minorities. (June 28, 2024) (June 28, 2024)
Government Accountability Office
Missile Defense: Next Generation Interceptor Program Should Take Steps to Reduce Risk and Improve Efficiency. (June 27, 2024)