Contractors tracking the government’s growing reliance on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and the rollout of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) should take note of Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Continue Reading RFO Consolidation Limitations Do Not Apply to BPAs, Says GAOIt’s Official: RFO Enters Formal Rulemaking
The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) finally has moved into formal rulemaking, and it comes with a few surprises. The FAR Council completed the first phase of the RFO in September
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Warp Speed Ahead: Agencies Move Quickly to Implement Anti-DEI Clause
Contractors have begun receiving modifications to existing contracts implementing the new DEI clause mandated by Executive Order 14398 “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” Shortly after the executive
Continue Reading Warp Speed Ahead: Agencies Move Quickly to Implement Anti-DEI ClauseFirst DEI Settlement Under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targets Conduct Pre-Dating the Current Administration
On April 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $17 million civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlement with IBM Corporation. This is the first FCA settlement reached under
Continue Reading First DEI Settlement Under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targets Conduct Pre-Dating the Current AdministrationWhat GSA’s New Draft AI Procurement Clause Could Mean for Your GSA Schedule Contract
On March 6, 2026, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) published a draft contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, “Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems,” that would establish binding requirements for contractors
Continue Reading What GSA’s New Draft AI Procurement Clause Could Mean for Your GSA Schedule ContractWhat Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients Should Know About DOJ’s Unlawful Discrimination Guidance
On July 29, 2025, US Attorney General Bondi issued a memorandum for all federal agencies titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the Memo). The Memo follows
Continue Reading What Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients Should Know About DOJ’s Unlawful Discrimination GuidanceFAR 2.0 Update: Parts 6, 29, and 31 Released
The Trump Administration, in collaboration with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council, has released further FAR sections as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO): FAR Parts 6, 29, and
Continue Reading FAR 2.0 Update: Parts 6, 29, and 31 ReleasedUpdate: FAR 2.0 Parts 18, 39, and 43 Released
The Trump Administration, through the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has revealed the next set of revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) sections as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO):
Continue Reading Update: FAR 2.0 Parts 18, 39, and 43 ReleasedUpdate: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision Released
On May 22, 2025, the Trump Administration unveiled the next installment of the revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as part of the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO). The latest release set
Continue Reading Update: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision ReleasedNew GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation Practices
Federal contractors need to be proactive about detecting and neutralizing or mitigating Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI).
The FAR’s OCI provisions (currently found at FAR Subpart 9.5) promote the
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