Archive for July 2026
GSA Has a Framework for Which FAR Clauses You Can Negotiate. Your Purchasing System Should Too.
If you’ve ever sat across from a contracting officer and asked “can we adjust this clause,” you already know the honest answer is usually “it depends on which clause.” GSA has written that logic down, in an OEM engagement packet for its OneGov Strategy, the initiative aimed at large software and cloud OEMs like Microsoft, AWS, and Elastic. Buried in that…
Read MoreCMMC Phase II Is Suspended. Your FAR, DFARS, and CAS Obligations Are Not.
On July 13, 2026, the Department of Defense announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II. This third-party cybersecurity assessment requirement was scheduled to take effect on November 10, 2026. DoD CIO Kirsten Davies is forming a 60-day CMMC Reform Task Force to review the certification program. For now, no one knows what the program…
Read MoreDCAA Audit Prep: What Auditors Actually Look For
The Defense Contract Audit Agency does not show up unannounced and start pulling files at random. DCAA audits follow predictable patterns. The contractors who handle them well aren’t the ones with the best lawyers — they’re the ones who understood what was coming and kept their records current. This is a practical guide to what…
Read MoreHow to Read a Contract Modification for Compliance Implications
A contract modification lands in your inbox. Maybe it’s a price adjustment. Maybe it’s a change to the delivery schedule. Maybe it’s a scope add. Whatever the stated reason, there’s a question you need to answer before you file it away: does this modification change your compliance obligations? Most of the time, the answer is…
Read MoreFAR vs. DFARS: What Defense Manufacturers Actually Need to Know
If you hold a government contract, you’ve seen both acronyms. FAR and DFARS show up in every prime contract, every subcontract clause list, and every compliance checklist your team manages. They’re often treated as interchangeable. They’re not. Getting them confused is a compliance problem. And for defense manufacturers, the consequences show up in audits, in CPSR findings, and in contracts you don’t win because your compliance…
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