Happy Friday—and welcome to April! Recently, SmallGovCon contributor Nicole Pottroff traveled to Las Vegas to attend and present at the RES 2026 conference, hosted by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. While there, she took part in a panel titled “Navigating the New Regulatory Landscape for Native-Owned Federal Contractors.” The event brought together professionals from across the industry, offering valuable opportunities for networking, business development, and Native procurement matchmaking. It proved to be a great event. Hope you were able to see or say hi to Nicole at the conference!
This week in federal government contracting news included important stories about DEI in federal contracting, more info on IT purchasing, and AI’s potential reform to procurement.
- Former VA executive charged with accepting $16K worth of gifts
- DOE announces $50M tribal energy funding opportunity at RES
- GSA: No federal building meets 60% occupancy target set by law
- New approach to the DoD’s long-troubled audit effort takes new shape
- Executive Order Addresses DEI Practices in Federal Contracting
- DHS scraps Noem policy requiring secretary’s review of all contracts above $100,000
- OMB wants more information and data about government IT purchases
- Will AI cut the average 18-month acquisition timeline?
- Key Takeaways From the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit
- Former Member of the Air Force Pleads Guilty to Multi-Year Bid Rigging Schemes and Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Air Force
- The Department of War 2026 Mentor-Protégé Program Summit 2026.
- Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors