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In its continuous drive to alter business as usual, the federal government has made many changes this year to the way it manages financial assistance (grants and cooperative agreements). Executive Order 14332, “Improving...more
On August 7, 2025, the White House issued an executive order (EO) titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” The EO calls for significant changes to the process of making and administering grants, cooperative...more
WHAT: On August 7, 2025, President Trump released an Executive Order (EO), “Improving Oversight Of Federal Grantmaking.” Citing a study from 2024 that claimed more than a quarter of the new National Science Foundation (NSF)...more
Key Takeaways - - Executive Order (EO) 14332 on “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking” reshapes the federal discretionary grant landscape by embedding ideological oversight, performance accountability, and political...more
Directs federal agencies to overhaul their grant processes by requiring senior appointees to rigorously review discretionary grants and funding announcements for alignment with national interests and agency priorities. It...more
The FAR Council has been rolling out piecemeal revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as directed by executive order “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” For background on the broader goals and...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on May 27, 2025, issued a memorandum implementing Executive Order (EO) 14222. As our team previously summarized, EO 14222 implemented the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost...more
On April 16, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts,” which establishes the Administration’s policy of procuring “commercially ...more
One of President Trump’s campaign themes was ending diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) programs, and he moved quickly to address those campaign promises. Within days of his inauguration, the president issued two executive...more
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...more
In what is sure to be an on-going series, we have the latest update regarding the FAR 2.0 rollout. Releasing the First Rollout- On May 2, 2025, the FAR Council released substantive rewrites of FAR Parts 1 (Federal...more
In Part 2 of this series, we look at OMB Memorandum M-25-22, which addresses the procurement of AI by federal agencies. As noted in Part 1, the memos implement Executive Order 14179, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership...more
In a few short weeks, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders (EOs) that, once implemented, will significantly alter federal procurement. We previously reviewed the EO directing the modernization of defense...more
The current administration’s efforts to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are now officially underway. On April 15, 2025, in an Executive Order titled Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO or...more
The federal procurement landscape continues to shift and transform. Two recent executive orders push the government contracting community further towards the plan for a comprehensive update of the Federal Acquisition...more
Through a duo of Executive Orders (EOs), issued on April 15 and 16 respectively, President Trump announced “a first-of-its-kind overhaul of Federal procurement policy.” The rewrite represents a once-in-a-generation...more
The Trump administration has launched a sweeping overhaul of federal procurement policy aimed at streamlining the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), cutting compliance costs, and increasing competition. These changes are...more
Orders agencies to procure commercially available products and services, including those that can be modified to fill agencies’ needs, to the maximum extent practicable. Within 60 days of the date of this order, each agency’s...more
On April 15, 2025, the Trump Administration issued executive order “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” (the EO), which aims to overhaul the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) “to create the most agile,...more
As we have hinted at (and even mentioned) in some of our more recent client alerts, the proverbial other shoe has now dropped. In the April 15, 2025, Executive Order entitled "Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement"...more
On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued a highly anticipated Executive Order (EO) calling for the abrupt and drastic reduction of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The EO gives the Office of Federal Procurement...more
On April 15, President Trump issued two new executive orders that will have a direct impact on federal contractors: - Restoring Common Sense To Federal Procurement directs federal agencies to eliminate from the FAR any...more
A wave of executive orders from the Trump administration is rapidly reshaping the landscape for federal contractors, with sweeping changes to U.S. foreign aid, diversity initiatives, and gender policy....more
The first months of the Trump Administration have seen a flurry of executive orders related to government contracts. Many of these executive orders – as well as public statements by heads of federal agencies or the Department...more
Federal government contractors are living in a climate of uncertainty. Executive orders affecting government contracts are being issued at a rapid pace. The executive orders tend to be broad and high-level with regulatory...more