Contracting News
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…
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…
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…
Source: GSA The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has launched its OneGov Strategy, a bold initiative aimed at modernizing how the federal government purchases goods and services. In this first phase, agencies will gain easier access to IT tools with standardized terms and pricing.…
Source: FEDSCOOP The General Services Administration is not happy with the top-10 consulting firms it asked back in February to self-identify contracts that could be terminated to save the federal government money, going as far as to call their efforts “insulting.” Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of…
Source: FOLEY On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14275, “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” which directs his Administration to make major revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) with the stated purpose of making the federal procurement process more…