News & Analysis as of

Procurement Guidelines Federal Procurement Systems Office of Management and Budget

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Federal Procurement Consolidation: OMB’s New Guidance for Greater Centralization

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released new guidance in the push to consolidate federal procurement activities. The guidance, which expands on Executive Order 14240, aims to reduce waste and duplication by...more

Cozen O'Connor

OMB Issues Additional Guidance on Consolidating Procurement Activities at GSA

Cozen O'Connor on

On July 18, 2025, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum M-25-31. The Memorandum provides additional guidance on the consolidation of federal procurement activities pursuant to the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Executive Orders Issued to Overhaul FAR, Direct Procurement of Commercial Products and Services

Holland & Knight LLP on

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on federal procurement titled "Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement" on April 15, 2025 (the April 15 EO), directing that the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) be...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement – The White House

McGuireWoods LLP on

As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Biden Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Consider Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases in Procurement

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

On September 21, the Biden administration approved recommendations from the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG), directing federal agencies to consider the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases...more

Maynard Nexsen

DoD Issues Proposed Rule to Address Domestic Preferences for Defense Contracts

Maynard Nexsen on

On June 9, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a proposed rule to address domestic preferences – the Buy American Act – in DoD procurements. The proposed rule follows updates to the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide