Year: 2025

Alex Canizares, partner, Perkins Coie This week on Off the Shelf  Alex Canizares, partner at Perkins Coie, shares his thoughts regarding False Claims Act landscape for 2025, including…

A slew of regulations for federal contractors issued during the Biden administration just got buried under the heavy, black Trump signature. From pay equity to artificial intelligence, lots…

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a great solution for the employee who cares about their job but is overwhelmed by their responsibilities. The post Burned Out But Still…

Last week’s FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalition’s Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. The GPEL will identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of…

President Donald Trump spent his first day in office dealing with immigration and energy policy, undoing as much of the previous agenda as he could. The less obvious…

Every administration tries to align federal agency budgets with its policy goals. That’s not easy in a government with two million employees and countless departments, agencies, bureaus and…

The General Services Administration has new leadership already in place on day one of the Trump administration. Stephen Ehikian is the new deputy administrator and acting administrator of…

If organizations opt to eliminate the middle manager role, they will need to provide employees with additional training on communication, network building, and self-guided learning. The post Are…

On Monday, the new administration begins with a focus on operational reform as represented by the Department of Government Efficiency (the DOGE). Importantly, the DOGE has already begun…

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has vowed to help the Trump administration reduce the federal headcount. My next guest says the DOGE might be overlooking another…