Staff shortages strain weapons programs, GAO says
GAO says Pentagon workforce cuts and a hiring freeze have left major weapons programs short-staffed, risking delays and eroding acquisition expertise.
DoD issues guidance as ban on Chinese companies takes effect
“People need to get ahead of it. If you start to ask for a waiver starting in 2027, it’s going to be a painful process for everyone,” Michael…
FAS industry day: New transparency, focus follow a major reorganization
Richard Beutel, a senior researcher at the George Mason Baroni Center for Government Contracting, offers some highlights from GSA’s recent industry day.
The FAR rewrite is more than just updated rules
“They’ve got to be planning ahead for, okay, if this is where the FAR is going, how are we going to be ready to implement that?” said Emily…
A proposed FAR rule is trying to fix one of the government’s most persistent data problems
“This is an interesting way to put out this proposed rule because this is something that we’ve been waiting for for 15 years or 16 years now,” said…
New law barring DoD contractors from retaining certain outside consultants goes into effect
A provision from the 2025 NDAA prohibits DoD from working with contractors that retain consultants representing certain Chinese companies blacklisted by DoD.
Defense manufacturing emerges as Pentagon bottleneck
Manufacturing — not funding — is becoming the biggest hurdle to getting new technology into troops’ hands faster.
NASA’s fuel for acquisition innovation? Adversity and opportunity
Shifts in the federal workforce and acquisition policies alike mark a pivotal moment for NASA, according to Deputy Senior Procurement Executive Marvin Horne.
Industry groups lobby to kill proposal restricting defense stock buybacks
“We urge Congress to reject any further attempts to prohibit public companies from making decisions that are in their best long-term interests,” industry said.