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Acquisition Policy

SBA audit, lawsuit puts 8(a) program deeper in cross-hairs

From Capitol Hill to the courts to now the executive branch, the 47-year old contracting program is facing new questions about its legitimacy.

Contracting

GSA’s next-generation contract vehicle is expanding and small businesses need to pay attention

Army

Army begins to reshape its acquisition enterprise along portfolio lines

Acquisition Policy

Exclusive Pentagon considering capping most reseller profits at 5%

IT Modernization

Risk & Compliance Exchange 2025: Former DOJ lawyer Sara McLean on ensuring cyber compliance under the False Claims Act

Workforce

Deep personnel cuts jeopardize Space Force’s ability to implement Hegseth's acquisition reforms

Contracting

Federal agency business forecasts have gone dark, and companies are struggling to plan without them

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Acquisition Policy

Now that the shutdown is over, contracting officers have a lot to catch up on

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Acquisition Policy

When the FAR gets a revolutionary overhaul and the government shuts down, who's reading the fine print?

Pentagon Commanders Meeting

Defense Industry

The Pentagon wants faster weapons and it's giving industry just 60 days to help make it happen

2025 AUSA: Col. Brett Ayvazian and Col. James Crocker, Army Materiel Command

Defense News

The Army is racing to modernize its industrial base to stay ready for tomorrow’s fight

Group of business people and lawyers discussing contract papers

Acquisition Policy

Shutdown brings reemergence of prompt payment penalties

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Defense News

Hegseth unveils 'transformation' of DoD acquisition system

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

Acquisition Policy

Pentagon looks to get pulse of small businesses as CMMC looms

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Contracting

Big contract compliance burdens...aren't just a problem for contractors

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Acquisition Policy

SBA sends another shot across 8(a) program bow

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Contracting

Yet another way the government shutdown is making things tough for contractors

This Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, file photo shows radio frequency identification tags next to a pencil for scale in Cambridge, Mass. Determined to track the whereabouts of their guns, some units of the U.S. Air Force and Army have explored radio frequency identification technology that could let enemies detect American troops on the battlefield, The Associated Press has found. The Marines and Navy told AP they will not put the technology in guns, in part due to security concerns. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Acquisition Policy

A new framework aims to build a bridge across the defense acquisition valley of death

Supreme Court

Litigation

A Supreme Court case could redefine contractor liability in combat zones

FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Contracting

A new DFARS rule could block defense contracts for firms with foreign consulting ties

US China Sanctions

Contracting

Treasury employees could be rewarded for identifying contract savings

Trump

Army

Army secretary tees up acquisition reforms amid 'unprecedented' top cover from Trump administration

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Commentary

The next steps in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, continued…

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