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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on January 5, 2026, quietly introduced a new cybersecurity compliance framework that will significantly reshape the information technology (IT) obligations of thousands of...more
The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced proposed updates to certification requirements for federal grantees on the System for Award Management (SAM, available at sam.gov), the GSA-run, official US...more
The US General Services Administration (GSA) has published the additional representations and certifications that Federal financial assistance recipients will be required to make to implement Executive Order (EO) 14173,...more
Organizations that receive federal grants, loans, or other financial assistance may soon be required to certify that they do not operate “illegal DEI” programs....more
The General Services Administration (GSA) recently published a notice requesting public comment on changes to the standard certifications that entities must make when registering in the System for Award Management (SAM)....more
Federal procurement is in a period of deliberate disruption. For many years, the government has translated policy objectives into new regulations and compliance requirements imposed on government contractors. Now, for the...more
Hopefully, you have already read our prior post about the General Services Administration’s (GSA) updated guide (the Guide) for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). We quote some Bob Dylan, provide a brief...more
If you’re a veteran small business owner interested in working with the federal government, you are likely familiar with the 8(a) program through the U.S. Small Business Administration. If you’re not familiar, you may have...more
In January 2025, the Trump administration’s Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit‑Based Opportunity (hereinafter “EO 14173”), directed federal agencies to incorporate an antidiscrimination...more
BLOG OVERVIEW: On January 28, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) proposed changes to SAM registration requirements that would add a DEI certification for federal financial assistance recipients, including...more
In January, the General Services Administration (GSA) continued to expand cybersecurity requirements across its contracting vehicles in a manner that shares key principles with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity...more
Last week, we noted that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) had published a proposal to update federal grantees' standard certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) to "align with" the U.S. Department...more
In January, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of the Chief Information Security Officer issued a new procedural guide, CIO-IT Security-21-112 Rev. 1, that sets expectations for protecting Controlled...more
On Jan. 5, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) issued the revised IT Security Procedural Guide: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations Process (the Guide)....more
Civilian-agency contractors will now be required to evaluate the security of information technology systems that process, store or transmit Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) as the Government Services Administration...more
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) in June 2025 announced the expansion of transactional data reporting (TDR) to 62 new product and cloud services Special Item Numbers (SINs) and...more
On January 14, the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the “Coalition”) held its Winter Training Conference (formerly known as the Fall Training Conference during non-shutdown times). The General Services...more
In a recent update to internal procedural guidance, the General Services Administration (GSA) has established a new framework of security requirements and privacy controls for contractor information systems that process,...more
On January 5, 2026, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) issued an updated version of its policy guidance document for contractors on protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”). This document, titled IT...more
Key point: Historically, civilian‑agency contractors who handled Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) enjoyed an informal compliance environment, with a requirement to adhere to NIST SP 800‑171 often framed as...more
On behalf of granting agencies, the administering agency of the System for Award Management (SAM), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced its intent to change how financial assistance recipients certify...more
Last month the General Services Administration’s (“GSA”) Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (“OCISO”) issued CIO-IT Security-21-112 Rev. 1, a procedural guide governing how Controlled Unclassified Information...more
January 2026: Partial Government Shutdown Imminent—Key Considerations for Federal Contractors - Last fall, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history—at 43 days—had lasting and widespread negative impacts across the...more
What: On January 22, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from industry regarding the role of value added resellers (VARs) in the federal government’s...more
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently requested information to explore “potential improvements” to the acquisition of Information Technology (IT) hardware and software through Value Added Resellers (VARs),...more