Contracting News

  • FEMA to Recompete $100M Grant Support Contract This Fall

    Source: OST FEMA is preparing to recompete a long-term contract supporting its Grant Programs Directorate (GPD). The agency will issue a new Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) this November under NAICS 541611, fully set aside for 8(a) small businesses. The anticipated performance period runs through…

  • OMB gets $100M to implement agency reorg plans 'without obstruction.'

    Source: FNN The Trump administration would proceed with plans to downsize the federal workforce and reorganize agencies with minimal interference from Congress, under a Senate committee’s proposal. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, in its contribution to the budget…

  • First Round of FAR Rewrites Released

    Source: CROWELL On May 2, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued the first round of promised FAR rewrites—to Parts 1, 34, and 52—alongside a guidance memorandum for agencies, Deviation Guidance to Support the…

  • AI Developments Under the Trump Administration

    Source: IGT On April 3, the White House Office of Management & Budget (“OMB”) issued two memoranda on the use and procurement of AI by federal agencies: Memorandum M-25-21 on Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust (“OMB AI Use Memo”) and Memorandum…

  • Trump Executive Orders: Key Developments for Government Contractors

    Source: VELA Change and uncertainty are among the words that come to mind when describing the government contracting industry in the early days of President Donald Trump's second administration. Since taking office for the second time on January 20, 2025, President Trump has signed over 150…

  • AAWDC Launches Federal Workforce Impact Survey

    Source: AAEDC Have you been impacted by Federal workforce moves and/or spending cuts? Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC) has launched a survey to assess the impacts of Federal workforce moves and spending cuts on residents, businesses, current and former Federal employees, and…