BriefsTransforming Procurement
Brief
Transforming Procurement
The reforms, policy shifts, and litigation remaking federal procurement.
Agency Reform
Pentagon Partners With Venture Studio to Pilot Shared Savings Contract Model Via $100M OTA
Pentagon’s $10 Million Pricing Mandate Splits From Hegseth’s Own Reform Push
Air Force Leaders Say Point Defense Is No Longer ‘Side Hustle,’ Eye Acquisition Changes
Trump Is Staffing Up Agencies with Political Appointees. They’re Not Sticking Around, New Analysis Finds
DOGE
Agencies Spent Nearly $10 Billion for Feds Not to Work in 2025
Musk Should Testify About Overstated Savings from DHS Contract Cancellations, Democrats Argue
GAO Report – DHS Contracts: Reported Potential Cost Avoidance from Terminations Will Not Fully Materialize
GAO Finds DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” Savings Claims Don’t Hold Up — What It Means for Government Contractors
EOs & Regulations
Restoring Reciprocity in Government Procurement
Small Business Size Standards – Extension of Comment Periods
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52
Expert Commentary
Department of War Issues Memorandum Aimed at Strengthening the Industrial Base Through Acquisition Reform
The FAR Overhaul Just Shortened Your Incurred Cost Proposal
Time, Not Capital, Is the Constraint On the Defense Industrial Base
Senate NDAA Provision Seeks to Restrict Defense Industry Stock Buybacks, Shareholder Dividends
Key Litigation and Claims
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35
Federal Unions Sue Again to Block USDA Reorganization
Federal Court Finds Government Illegally Labeled Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
Federal Court Vacates HHS and HUD Grant Conditions Tied to DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders
Policies and Guidance
SBA Awards More than $8 Million in FAST Grants to Fuel Next Generation of Breakthrough Innovators
Department of War Issues Memorandum Aimed at Strengthening the Industrial Base Through Acquisition Reform
Time, Not Capital, Is the Constraint On the Defense Industrial Base
All About the Smaller War Plants Commission: Inside SBA’s Transformative Defense Industrial Base Effort
Procurement Reform
Modernizing Government Technology Takes More Than Faster Procurement
The FAR Overhaul Just Shortened Your Incurred Cost Proposal
The Government Is Looking for Ways to Take Friction Out of the Acquisition System Without Losing Accountability
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35
News
Modernizing Government Technology Takes More Than Faster Procurement
Anthropic Extends Its GSA OneGov Deal for Claude by One Month
Pentagon Partners with Venture Studio to Pilot Shared Services Contract Model Via $100M OTA
Defense Firms Soar on Ample Military Spending, Testing Manufacturing Schemes
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