BriefsTransforming Procurement
Brief
Transforming Procurement
The reforms, policy shifts, and litigation remaking federal procurement.
Agency Reform
Audit of the U.S. Department of State’s Administration of Contract Termination Procedures for Selected Contracts Terminated in FY 2025
Department of War Redesignates CDAO as Super Intelligence Office
Cleared for Takeoff: Commercial Space Launch Regulatory Reform Continues
Pentagon Memo Sets Course for Autonomous Warfare Command
DOGE
Audit of the U.S. Department of State’s Administration of Contract Termination Procedures for Selected Contracts Terminated in FY 2025
State Department’s Push to Cancel Hundreds of Contracts Left Behind a Trail of Mistakes, Watchdog Finds
SBA Refocuses Regional Innovation Cluster Program Following DOGE Cuts
OPM Unlawfully Let DOGE Access Sensitive Federal Employee Data, Judge Rules
EOs & Regulations
FAR Council Issues FAR Companion 3.0
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 or the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestifc Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity
Are You a Nontraditional Defense Contractor? DCAA Will Now Check.
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Update: Proposed Rules for FAR Parts 8, 12, 15, and 16
Expert Commentary
DOD Says Wind Project Reviews Have Resumed — Here’s What Developers Need to Know Before They Move Forward
Cleared for Takeoff: Commercial Space Launch Regulatory Reform Continues
The Pentagon Is Thinking Like an Investor — With Congressional Approval, For Now
To Implement Acquisition Transformation, Empower Military Mavericks
Key Litigation and Claims
The Pentagon-Silicon Complex and the Rise of the Neo-Primes
Court Declines to Enjoin EO 14398 DEI Contract Clause
Trump Anti-DEI Contractor Order Survives Early Court Block
D.C. Circuit Upholds Anthropic FASCSA Designation and Endorses Broad Interpretation of Supply-Chain Risk
Policies and Guidance
White House Counsel Warns House Democrats Over Oversight Subpoenas
GSA IG: PBS Falls Short on Electronic Contract File Oversight
SBA Doubles Federal Contracting Goal to Expand Opportunity for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Pentagon Memo Aims to Strengthen Industrial Base
Procurement Reform
FAR Overhaul Comments Push for AI Source Selection Standards
What’s New About Proposed FAR Part 15? Episode 2: New Line-Drawing Questions for Clarifications vs. Negotiations
Rethinking Federal Acquisition: Insights from a Conversation With Leaders
Revolutionary Overhaul of the ICE Model
News
Department of War Redesignates CDAO as Super Intelligence Office
Industry Groups Continue Fight Against Stock Buyback Restrictions
FAR Overhaul Comments Push for AI Source Selection Standards
A Democratic Congress Could Derail Major Pentagon Plans and Put Hegseth Under Pressure
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