Defense Contract Protest Overhaul Pushed Even as Challenges Drop

Congress and federal agencies are actively reexamining the bid protest process at the Department of Defense where billions of dollars in procurements are at stake.
Federal News Network

DISA’s push for acquisition accelerators buoyed by FAR update

DISA’s contracting officers must use at least one acquisition accelerator, like oral proposals, for 40% of all task or delivery orders by March.
JD Supra

Comply to Compete: DoD Finalizes CMMC Rule for Federal Contractors

In August 2024, The Department of Defense (DoD) released a proposed amendment to the Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) – which provides acquisition policies and procedures for the DoD ...
JD Supra

DoD Updates Guidance on Acquisition of Contractor Technical Data and Associated Data Rights

On November 21, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”)[1] updated DoD Manual (“DoDM”) 5010.12, Acquisition and Management of Contractor-Prepared Data. The manual is DoD’s unified playbook for the ...
USNI

Report to Congress on Multiyear Procurement and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition

Multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC) are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to use for a limited number of defense acquisition ...
WHNT

DOD August contracts: ACC on Redstone Arsenal to be contracting activity for over $4 billion in contracts

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — Alabama agencies for the week of August 11-15 are set to be working locations or the contracting activities for 12 Department of Defense contracts. Each day of the work ...