Happy Friday, readers! We know this time of year gets hectic, with all the preparations and lists to check. One thing you don’t have to check is the updates on federal government contracting for the past week. We’ve done that in our Week in Review! Enjoy the latest updates while you do some last-minute shopping and decorating.
This week in federal government contracting saw important updates on use of AI, predictions for 2026, and a deadline to submit feedback on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul.
- FAR: Federal Management Regulation: Aligning the Federal Management Regulation with the Administration’s Deregulatory Priorities
- OMB sets procurement guardrails for buying AI tools
- The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: What Happens Next?
- Emily Murphy is here with her insights on how federal acquisition changed in 2025 and what’s coming in 2026
- US Department of Labor announces availability of resources to assist contractors with Davis-Bacon Act payroll reporting requirements
- GAO: Bid Protests Dropped 6% in FY 2025
- Industry flags DoD’s lack of standardized software attestation processes
- FAA head details air traffic control modernization progress, next steps
- Outgoing GAO chief warns of ‘taking our foot off the gas’ at CISA
- OPM launches Tech Force to recruit technologists to government
- Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers under Service Contracts; Rescission of Regulations