Acquisition & Procurement

Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, said his team’s Department of Government Efficiency-inspired cost-cutting approach to government contracts with software...

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has issued a memorandum providing guidance for federal agencies to consolidate procurement activities for common goods and services.In the July...

Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., introduced new legislation intended to fast-track the delivery of U.S.-manufactured defense capabilities to allies and partners.Addressing Delays in Foreign Military SalesAderholt's...

The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday passed its version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act in a 55-2 vote.House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala.,...

The Senate Armed Services Committee has released its version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which supports a total of $924.7 billion in national defense funding.The committee...

Pete Hegseth, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, has released a memorandum outlining DOD’s approach to driving U.S. military drone dominance.In early June, President Donald...

The Department of the Air Force's Air Force Research Laboratory has started conducting market research for a potential $950 million Advanced Cyber Effects for Strategic Operations, or ACESO, contract.Get the scoop...

Breaking Defense reported Tuesday that the U.S. Air Force's Unfunded Priorities List, or UPL, is seeking $10 billion in additional fiscal year 2026 funding, while the U.S. Space Force is requesting...

The Department of Defense has started soliciting proposals for low-cost small and medium unmanned underwater vehicles.The Defense Innovation Unit said the UUVs are intended to enhance operational capabilities in subsea and...

Breaking Defense reported Tuesday that the U.S. Navy's fiscal year 2026 Unfunded Priorities List, or UPL, includes a $1.4 billion funding request for a sixth-generation fighter aircraft program called F/A-XX."This...