The U.S. federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. Each year, it spends hundreds of ...

Lawmakers just advanced legislation aiming to simplify the federal procurement process for small businesses and help them with foreign trade. The Senate Committee on Small Business and ...

The nine databases tagged for consolidation are: The General Services Administration has awarded a contract to consolidate nine government acquisition-related databases, the agency announced today.

Federal procurement policy is often a laughingstock — and for good reason. Stories of the government paying for $10,000 toilet seats, $1,200 coffee cups and $16,000 minifridges abound. Waste, ...

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) recently released the rewrite of FAR Part 19, a notoriously complex set of regulations that covers the policies, procedures and programs ...

Representatives from The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) testified at a Congressional hearing for reform of the federal procurement process. AGC's recommendations include: Create safe ...

In an age when artificial intelligence is transforming how decisions are made across government and industry, the need to “see” where procurement is going is paramount for a company’s survival. I’ve ...

Welcome to this week’s Founder Focus! I’m Melissa Angell, Inc.‘s policy correspondent, and each week I’ll be dissecting some of the top policy issues small businesses face. You can sign up to get this ...

The U.S. government is the biggest buyer in the world. CPAs can help clients build business by learning the federal procurement process and advising on how to compete successfully for a share of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Trump administration has launched an ...

The Department of Government Efficiency is expected to slash the federal workforce with a machete. How far could that cut into the federal contracting process? As federal contractors prepare for ...

The partnership between government and industry can be a sticky one: Government is not always the best customer, while some vendors fail to live up to the promises they make to secure contracts. As ...