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Friday Flash 04/18/2025

“Common Sense” Federal Acquisition Regulation On April 15, the new Administration issued a widely expected and anticipated executive order (EO) on “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” The EO cites

Friday Flash 04/11/2025

Opportunity Knocks for Procurement Reform   For over 45 years, the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (Coalition) has been advocating for common sense solutions to solve persistent obstacles

Friday Flash 04/04/2025

An Update on the Government Procurement Efficiency List On January 17th the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the Coalition) launched the Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) seeking recommendations

Friday Flash 03/28/2025

Optimizing the Multiple Award Schedule Program On Monday, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced major changes to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program.  The changes include allowing contracts that fail

Friday Flash 03/21/2025

The Appetite for Procurement Reform has Never been Greater, so What’s on the Menu?  This week the George Mason University’s Greg and Camile Baroni Center for Government Contracting (the Baroni

Friday Flash 03/14/2025

FAR & Beyond: A Commercial Opportunity for the VA Medical Supply Chain  The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the Coalition) continues to collect recommendations for the Government Procurement

Friday Flash 02/28/2025

EO Calls for Contracts Review, CR to Expire March 14, and More

Friday Flash 01/24/2025

The Government Procurement Efficiency List, Part II Last week’s FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalition’s Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. The GPEL will identify

Friday Flash 10/18/2024

DoD Publishes CMMC Final Rule, GSA Requests Feedback on Posting Performance Metrics, and More

Celebrating a Dedicated Procurement Leader: Wishing Tom Sisti a Happy Retirement!

It is with mixed emotions that The Coalition for Government Procurement announces the retirement of Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Tom Sisti. The Coalition welcomed Tom to the team