Happy Friday! Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and it’s a good reminder to slow down and thank the moms, grandmas, stepmoms, and mother figures who somehow keep everything moving. Whether you’re planning a get together, making a phone call, sending flowers, or just spending extra time together, we hope they will feel extra special. Happy Mother’s Day!
This week in federal government contracting included a focus on fixed-price contracts, an update on 2024 spending, and new regulatory changes.
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011)
- DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks
- The preference for fixed-price contracts receives accountability boost
- IBM security executive emerges as possible contender to lead CISA
- GAO: Artificial Intelligence: Uses and Risks for Small Business Contracting and Innovation Research
- Trump Order Stresses Use of Fixed-Price, Performance Based Contracts
- GAO: A Snapshot of Government-Wide Contracting for FY 2025 (interactive dashboard)
- FAR: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- SBA Announces New $50 Million Grant Opportunity to Support Made in America Manufacturing, Workforce Training
- Trump admin floats policy language limiting contractor say on agency uses of technology
- SBA Administrator Loeffler Joins President Trump for National Small Business Week 2026