Friday Flash - Friday Flash 09/26/2025
2025 Fall Conference Highlights, HUD Contracting to Move to GSA, and More
Spotlight on the Keynotes for the 2025 Fall Training Conference: The Revolutionary Federal Market
FAR & Beyond Blog - Spotlight on the Keynotes for the 2025 Fall Training Conference: The Revolutionary Federal Market
As the highly anticipated Fall Training Conference: The Revolutionary Federal Market approaches, the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (Coalition) is excited to share the Keynote Speakers and program highlights! Bringing together senior officials from the General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Management and Budget, and more,
FAR & Beyond Blog - The Next Steps in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul
On April 15, the President issued Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, launching a comprehensive rewrite (streamlining) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), supplemental agency regulations, and other procurement guidance. The end of the fiscal year marks the symbolic “finish line” for Phase I of the Administration’s Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Overhaul
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 09/19/2025
FedRAMP to Launch Phase II of 20x Pilot, GSA to Expand OneGov, and More
FAR & Beyond Blog - Time to Retire the Best-in-Class Regime?
Two weeks ago, the FAR & Beyond blog highlighted the new Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ordering procedures set forth in the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR). See GSAR Part 538.71. The slim downed, plain language rewrite of the FSS ordering procedures under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) marks a significant, powerful improvement in the competitive ordering process. Moving the FSS ordering
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 09/12/2025
CMMC Implementation to Begin in November, New FAR Companion Guide, and More
FAR & Beyond Blog - Thank You for A Week of Revolutionary Discussions
The Coalition is thankful for the opportunity this week to engage in two important discussions with senior government officials on the future of federal procurement. On Wednesday, we were honored to meet with Chanel Bankston-Carter, Acting Executive Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). She provided
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 09/05/2025
FAR Overhaul Rulemaking Coming This Fall, Procurement Ecosystem Initiative Update, and More
FAR & Beyond Blog - A Revolutionary Overhaul of the FSS Ordering Procedures
The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) continues apace! In August, the FAR Council issued 12 model deviations covering FAR parts 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 26, 33, 38, 40, 46, 49, and 51. To date, the FAR Council has issued model deviations for 28 parts (as well as corresponding changes to FAR parts
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 08/29/2025
MPT and SAT to Increase, FedRAMP to Prioritize AI Cloud Services, and More