New research from the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at the George Mason University shows the industrial base and competition are healthy.

On December 4, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council submitted a proposed rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” to the White House Office of Management ...

From FAR reform and GWAC consolidation to cyber mandates, contractors face a transforming procurement environment in the first half of 2025.

The first set of changes focus on Part 1, which describes the federal acquisition regulation system; Part 34, which covers major system acquisitions; and Part 52, which covers solicitation ...

Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Continues. by: Eric S. Crusius of Hunton Andrews Kurth - Hunton Retail Law Resource. Friday, June 20, 2025. Related Practices & Jurisdictions.

The Federal Acquisition Regulation, issued jointly by the Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA, contains standard solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

Procurement is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), which clocks in at a whopping 2,000-plus pages, 3,000-plus directives and a weight of more than five pounds.

The president's order stated that “since its inception, the FAR [Federal Acquistion Regulation] has swelled to more than 2,000 pages of regulations, evolving into an excessive and ...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation system was established in the early 1980s to provide a uniform system of procurement for U.S. executive agencies. In an April 15 executive order, ...