A recent executive order marks a significant policy shift in federal procurement by directing agencies to default to fixed-price, performance-based contracting. Framed as an effort to promote fiscal discipline, transparency, and accountability, the order reflects concerns about cost overruns and inefficiencies associated with cost-reimbursement models. This post examines the order’s key provisions, its legal and
The Army’s Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) procurement represents one of the most significant professional services contracting opportunities in recent years. MAPS, the $50 billion, 10-year IDIQ, is replacing both RS3 and ITES-3S, and is expected to shape Army services acquisitions for the next decade and serve as a critical gateway for
South Korea has become one of the fastest-growing defense markets on the planet. Korea’s defense exports reached $15.4 billion in 2025, surging 60% year-on-year, driven largely by major contracts with Poland and other NATO-aligned buyers. The country’s four largest defense firms — Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Rotem, Korea Aerospace Industries, and LIG Nex1 — are expanding
The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) has proposed a significant overhaul to CAS applicability thresholds — one that is clearly aimed at reducing compliance burdens, simplifying CAS administration, and expanding competition in the federal marketplace. If implemented, these changes would represent one of the most meaningful deregulatory CAS reforms in decades, particularly for growing mid-size
Government contracting can feel like learning a new language. Even sophisticated commercial vendors often struggle with the rules, acronyms, and procedural traps that come with selling to federal agencies.
Below are 25 of the most common questions contractors search online — along with short, practical answers designed for business owners, compliance teams, and government contracts
The timing has rarely been better for Korean companies to pursue U.S. government contracts. The White House and the Republic of Korea signed a Technology Prosperity Deal MOU in October 2025 covering AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, and space. Korean companies committed $350 billion in U.S. investments. And the administration’s America’s Maritime Action Plan — issued
AI is now embedded in core defense mission systems, acquisition planning, and contract administration. The legal, compliance, and contractual risks that follow are fast-growing and consequential — capable of derailing performance, generating False Claims Act (FCA) exposure, or disqualifying proposals.
As the Department of Defense (DoD) increases its reliance on AI-enabled capabilities, contractors should understand
Commercial tech and AI companies entering the federal market face a hard lesson: Federal contracts do not work like commercial software licenses. GSA’s proposed AI clause is where that lesson gets expensive.
If your company sells software or AI-powered services commercially, your deal model is built on familiar assumptions: You license your product, you retain
The comment period closed. The clause survived. When GSA issues Refresh 32, existing Schedule holders will have 60 days to accept — or risk losing their contracts. Here is how to use the time you have left.
The market has spent six weeks debating whether GSA’s proposed AI clause — GSAR 552.239-7001 — is good
On March 26, 2026, the president issued an executive order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors”, directing federal agencies to include a new mandatory contract clause prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in “racially discriminatory DEI activities.” The order also expressly links compliance to False Claims Act (FCA) materiality, signaling heightened enforcement