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SmallGovCon Week in Review: September 22-26, 2025

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Hello, SmallGovCon Readers! It’s Friday and time for another week in review.

A potential government shutdown is prominent in this week’s headlines and poses some challenges for federal contractors. As negotiations in Congress drag on, contractors are faced with a lot of uncertainty. You can read more about this and strategies to deal with the government shutdown in articles below.

Please check out the blog from our SmallGovCon contributor Nicole Pottroff for some best practices for federal contractors:

Strategies for Dealing with a Government Shutdown

Have a great weekend!

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: September 15-19, 2025

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Happy Friday. Federal contracting is seeing a lot of movement lately. Contractors, as usual, must stay flexible as the federal acquisition world and rules keep shifting. With regulatory updates rolling out and fresh talk of bid protest reforms, contractors have a lot to keep up with. Luckily, we have summarized these updates for you!

You can read more about what is happening in federal government contracting this week, in the articles below, including a bipartisan bill on price gouging by contractors and talks of a a potential shutdown.

Have a great weekend!

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FAR 2.0 Update: Part 8 – Required Sources of Supplies and Services

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Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or simply RFO, this project has been undertaken by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). An executive order got the ball rolling, setting forth the mandate to create FAR 2.0 by October 12, 2025. We wrote about it in our earlier post, and described it as two parallel tracks. Track 1 involves a rewrite into “plain language” and removing non-statutory and unnecessary content. Track 2 involves the development of the non-mandatory guidelines to guide procurement officials.

Our earlier posts regarding the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6.

The revision of the FAR sections has continued over the past few months, with additional proposed revisions being released in September 2025. In this post, we’ll review one proposed revision that seems to make some significant changes to the language: Part 8 – Required Sources of Supplies and Services.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: September 8-12, 2025

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This week’s Week in Review includes quite a few updates from the federal procurement world. Federal contractors should take note of several major updates. These include:

  • A new GSA streamlining office
  • DoD finalized CMMC rules
  • Increased federal IT spending overall

You can read more about these topics and more in the articles below.

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FAR 2.0 Update: Part 6 – Competition

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Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or simply RFO, this project has been undertaken by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). An executive order got the ball rolling, setting forth the mandate to create FAR 2.0 by October 12, 2025. We wrote about it in our earlier post, and described it as two parallel tracks. Track 1 involves a rewrite into “plain language” and removing non-statutory and unnecessary content. Track 2 involves the development of the non-mandatory guidelines to guide procurement officials.

The revision of the FAR sections has continued over the past few months, with the most recent proposed revisions being released on September 4, 2025. In this post, we’ll review a proposed revision that seems to make some significant changes to the language: Part 6 – Competition Requirements.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: September 1-5, 2025

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Happy Friday and happy September! We hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. It’s that time of year when everything starts to shift. The chill in the air and the marketing of pumpkin spice fills your social media feeds. My kids are back in school and football is back in session as well. Hope you had a great first week of September.

Speaking of shifting, federal government contracting news included a fall target for FAR updates, potential changes to SBIR rules, as well as the unwanted specter of a government shutdown.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: August 25-29, 2025

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Happy Friday and happy Labor Day weekend! Labor Day was established to honor the hard work and achievements of American workers. It originated in the late 19th century during a time of growing labor movements advocating for fair wages, safe working conditions, and reasonable hours. Today, it not only pays tribute to those efforts but also marks the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of the fall season. We hope you enjoy a day of rest, barbecues, and time with family!

This week in federal government contracting, take a look at stories highlighting the FAR overhaul, reduced peer review for Army procurements, and increasing use of AI.

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