On January 7, an Executive Order titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting” was issued. Its message to the defense industrial base is clear: get your act together – start performing defense contracts and delivering on time—or else. The “or else” is significant. If the Secretary of Defense, at his sole discretion, determines that a contractor has misplaced priorities—such as paying dividends or buying back stock while failing to perform contracts, invest...
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) used the law to hack a Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) cybersecurity research lab for doing cybersecurity research for the Department of Defense[1] (DoD) for allegedly not having cybersecurity controls in place as required by its contracts and telling DoD it did. Read to learn more about what happened. The Settlement GTRC, the entity Georgia Tech has in place for contracting with the U.S....
Prepare for Modifications: Since schedules were likely disrupted for many contracts and subcontracts you will likely need a modification to your performance schedule which in turn may impact your price and other SOW more generally. And, don’t forget we now have a revolutionized FAR so, that may result in mods as well. Request an Equitable Adjustment: If the shutdown or stop work orders resulted in increased costs to you, depending...
In a year that saw executive orders coming out rapid fire, a FAR revolution and a government shutdown, there is some good news. A Pentagon memo from earlier this year titled Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality may simplify and expedite the process for companies to have the Department of Defense buy their software. To learn more, please read on. The Memo The Pentagon’s memo, Directing Modern Software Acquisition...
September 30, 2025, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program lapsed which is really sad because SBIR percolates innovation and small business growth. As of now, SBIR, along with many other programs and funding to run the government, are dead or frozen because of the government shutdown. As for SBIR, it is caught up in the quagmire that in Congress. In short, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5100...
