Federal contractors are generally familiar with the many FAR provisions listed in a solicitation or contract. So, it can be tempting to simply gloss over these pages of the solicitation, absentmindedly checking off the right box or signing off on the required representations without familiarizing yourself with each provision–or the consequences that come if each is violated. But naturally, we don’t recommend a cursory review. And one important FAR provision contractors should definitely familiarize themselves with is the Covenant Against Contingent Fees (FAR 52.203-5)–as the consequences of violating that one can be rather grave.
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SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 1-5, 2025
Happy Friday and happy December! We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving with friends and family. We all enjoyed our Thanksgiving break and it left us energized for winter and the holiday season. The holiday lights are up here in downtown Lawrence, Kansas and everything is looking very festive. As we start the final month of the year we hope you can enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. Have a great weekend!
This week in federal government contracting news included updates on the federal workforce and IT and technology specific procurement actions and rules.
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As we dive into another Thanksgiving season, we wanted to say thank you to all of our wonderful readers who make SmallGovCon such a nice place to write for. We love receiving your comments and questions. Whether you’ve been here for years or just stumbled in recently, we appreciate you. We hope your day is filled with good food, good company, and good cheer. Happy Thanksgiving!
Govology Webinar! The 2025 Government Contracting Year-End-Review, December 11, 2025
In what has certainly become one of our most popular and anticipated annual webinars, federal government contracts attorneys, Nicole Pottroff and Shane McCall of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC, will break down some of the most significant 2025 legal developments impacting federal government contractors. In this webinar, they will cover some of the revolutionary (as well as some not-so-revolutionary) revisions to the FAR (via the anxiously awaited FAR 2.0), noteworthy updates to SBA’s small business regulations and various socioeconomic certification policies and processes, some recent legal decisions with widespread relevance to federal contractors, and so much more. They’ve even reserved some time at the end of their presentation to answer your questions.
Please join us! You can register here.
SmallGovCon Week in Review: Nov. 17-21, 2025
It’s time for the SmallGovCon Week in Review. As you head in to your weekend and look forward to Thanksgiving, it’s time to catch up on the latest in federal contracting news. Have a great weekend and enjoy some crisp fall weather.
This week in federal government contracting saw the NDAA rounding into form, changes to space contracting, and updates for how AI can be used in the federal space.
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Happy Friday! It’s been another eventful stretch across the federal landscape, as agencies continue navigating everything from sweeping acquisition updates to the lingering aftershocks of the longest government shutdown on record. In other news, SBA has cleared its VetCert backlog for SDVOSB companies. Check out the articles below for the full rundown and enjoy your weekend!
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I recently attended the NAPEX Fall conference in DC this past week. I was able to speak on the topic of The FAR Overhaul and Legal Updates for 2025. It was a great presentation with some insightful questions. Thanks to all the wonderful Apex Accelerator folks for saying hi to me.
It’s Friday and time for another week in review. This week was full of updates about the effects of the government shutdown. In other news, OPM is pushing to boost tech expertise and the DoD is looking to streamline acquisitions and hear from small businesses ahead of new cybersecurity standards (CMMC). You can read more about these stories and other federal government contracting developments in the articles below.
Have a great weekend.
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