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On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 91快活林 hosted its annual premier tech policy summit, The Intersect, where tech CEOs, top policymakers, and industry visionaries explored how America will chart the future of global innovation. Catch up on the full program and hear from leaders in industry, Congress, and the Trump Administration on where tech is headed next. Watch the episode on YouTube or listen on Apple [...]
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A Series Examining the Implications of the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation Reform Effort Federal acquisitions of commercial technologies are frequently criticized as being slower, more complicated, and more costly than similar acquisitions in the private sector. The recent Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) attempts to tackle these longstanding criticisms by reducing [...]
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended. Full or even partial government 鈥渟hutdowns鈥� can impact agency missions and the delivery of efficient and reliable government services. A lapse in appropriations can impact government acquisitions through delays, project disruptions, and staffing challenges. As government agencies reopen, acquisition professionals will likely spend the coming [...]
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41 years old. 2,600+ pages. 53 Parts. What do these numbers have in common? They all describe the current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the comprehensive regulatory framework used by the U.S. government to buy goods, services, and solutions. The FAR, combined with individual agency supplemental regulations, policies, and procedures, reflects a decades-old corpus of statutory requirements, standardized [...]
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Resilient forms of energy are critical for meeting the growing power demands spurring the rapid growth of technologies like AI. On May 23, U.S. President Trump took another important step to address this challenge by signing a series of executive orders to usher in a 鈥渘uclear renaissance鈥� within the U.S. Notably, these latest policy actions aim to boost domestic nuclear energy production and accelerate [...]
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The journey of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program has been one of dedication, public-private collaboration, and relentless effort to secure the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). The recent publication of the final CMMC rule by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) marks a significant milestone in this ongoing mission and provides a case study for the benefits of public-private [...]
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Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 represents one of the most comprehensive supply chain restrictions applied to U.S. government contracts. This section prohibits the government from directly buying or using semiconductors鈥攚hich are necessary to power everything from computers to cars鈥攆rom certain Chinese companies (and potentially other yet-to-be-named [...]
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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a critical cloud technology security program that aims to reduce acquisition processing times, inconsistencies, and duplications across federal agencies. Recently, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a draft framework to reform FedRAMP that is designed to fast track authorization of critical and emerging technologies [...]
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On October 23, the Biden Administration鈥檚 final guidance on applying Build America, Buy America requirements for infrastructure projects that receive federal financial assistance will go into effect. These rules aim to clarify what makes a U.S.-made product for the purposes of participating in the administration鈥檚 ambitious infrastructure agenda 鈥� an agenda that includes significant investments the [...]
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In 2021, the U.S. Congress passed a landmark piece of legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which took a critical step towards modernizing state, local, tribal, and territorial governments鈥� information technology (IT) systems. For the first time in history, this law aimed to ensure dedicated investments in key areas of state and tribal governments鈥� cybersecurity. As state [...]
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