Compliance Stuff

Federal procurement is in a period of significant change that will reshape both how agencies buy goods and services and how contractors manage compliance. 0:00 8:20 The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is moving away from highly prescriptive, checklist-driven rules toward a more principles-based framework that emphasizes judgment and discretion and necessitates well-developed internal controls. The FAR overhaul’s stated goal is to streamline acquisitions, reduce non-statutory burdens, and expand competition, especially for smaller vendors. For contractors, this shift places greater importance on disciplined risk management —and the most resilient approach is a proactive compliance framework that integrates procurement, employment, and operational practices to manage regulatory exposure holistically. Quick Hits The FAR overhaul is shifting f ederal procurement from prescriptive regulatory procedures to a principles-based framework that relies more heavily on contractor judgment an...

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term proved to be a busy one. The White House issued Executive Orders on a wide range of topics, including employment, energy and natural resources, government contracting, federal regulatory oversight, and artificial intelligence. A number of these Executive Orders were challenged in court. Some of those challenges remain active, but others have been at least partially resolved. Now that the flurry of Executive Orders has slowed somewhat, business leaders can get a better sense of how to comply with this new federal guidance. The following are six areas in which the Trump Administration focused its attention in 2025---and that companies can expect to remain priorities in 2026:   Diversity, Equity & Inclusion —One of the Trump Administration’s  first executive orders , issued in January 2025, sought to end what the Administration calls “illegal” diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and access...