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Executive Order Initiates Commercial Focus in Federal Procurement Reform

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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

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Trump Executive Orders: Key Developments for Government Contractors

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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

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Update: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway

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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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Executive Order Sparks FAR Overhaul: Key Changes for Contractors

The United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) has launched a “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” webpage, at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul (the “FAR Overhaul”), to provide guidance as federal agencies...more

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Trio of Executive Orders Renews Focus on Efficiency and Commercial Solutions in Federal Procurement

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Three executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in mid-April combat what those orders describe as an unacceptably slow, expensive and bureaucratic process for federal government acquisition in the US, and direct...more

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Update on Federal Disaster Reform: Efforts to "Rebalance" FEMA's Role

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Though there is continuing debate on the underlying cause(s), data clearly supports that natural disasters are occurring with increasing frequency and at a greater cost to the American public (whether personally or through...more

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Executive Order “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance”: Revitalizing the U.S. Shipbuilding and Maritime Industry

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) entitled Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance. The EO directs the creation of a comprehensive Maritime Action Plan aimed at revitalizing U.S. maritime...more

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GSA’s Expanded Role in Purchasing of “Common Goods and Services” under Executive Order 14240

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In a separate post, we discuss how President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) will affect federal purchasing of information technology. EO 14240 may also change how the federal government buys billions of...more

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New Federal Agency Policies and Protocols for Artificial Intelligence Utilization and Procurement Can Provide Useful Guidance for...

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On April 3, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued two Memoranda (Memos) regarding the use and procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) by executive federal agencies....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Executive Order Aims to ‘Restore Common Sense’ in Procurement by Reforming the Federal Acquisition Regulation

Yogi Berra once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Those who have spent a career in federal procurement have seen many cycles of well-intentioned procurement reform instead create a system that is more complex,...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Emphasizing Commercial Procurement in Government Solicitations

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The order requires a review of acquisitions for non-commercial products and services....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New Executive Order Calls for Maximizing Cost-Effective Commercial Solutions in Government Contracting

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

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Trump Administration Seeks to Streamline Federal Procurement

Between April 9 and April 16, President Trump issued three executive orders (EOs) calling for reforms to the federal procurement system. The April 9 EO, “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense...more

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FAR Reform Now Underway

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

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

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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

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White House Advances Deregulatory Agenda

On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to begin repealing regulations deemed “clearly unlawful,” particularly those invalidated or undermined by recent Supreme Court rulings such as...more

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White House Announces “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul”: What to Know

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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

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President Increases Scrutiny on Non-Commercial Purchases

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On April 16, 2025, President Trump issued another in a series of Executive Orders (EO) aimed at improving government procurement, this one entitled “Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts.”...more

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Revolutionary Changes Ahead: Understanding the Overhaul of Federal Procurement Regulations

The Trump administration recently announced three significant initiatives to reshape the federal procurement landscape. These include three new executive orders aimed at modernizing defense acquisitions, reforming foreign...more

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Client Alert: FAR 2.0: Executive Order Aims to Rewrite the Federal Acquisition Regulation

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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

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Major Federal Procurement Changes Coming in Light of Recent Executive Orders

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The Trump administration has issued two Executive Orders very recently that will drive changes in federal procurement and defense procurement and impact federal contractors in the very near future. The Executive Orders are...more

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Executive Order Directs Major Reform to Federal Contracting Regulations

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The US administration on April 15, 2025 issued an executive order that directs prompt and substantial reforms to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The order, titled Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,...more

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Government Contractors Need to Be Prepared for Significant Reforms to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Associated Agency...

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On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO 14275). EO 14275’s purpose is to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and associated agency...more

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New Executive Orders Call for Rewriting Federal Procurement Rules, Maximizing Commercial Acquisitions

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WHAT: President Trump issued two new Executive Orders (EOs) on April 15 and April 16, 2025, focused on federal procurement streamlining. The April 15 EO, entitled “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” is intended...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Defense Industry Acquisitions Face ‘Modernized’ Overhaul in Recent Executive Order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order April 9, “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” to reform the United States’ “antiquated defense acquisition processes.”...more

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