FAR/DFARS Reference

If your subcontract templates or your purchasing system still reference DFARS 252.204-7019, you are already working from a clause that no longer exists. The same is probably true of whatever clause number your quality manual cites for the basic NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment.  Since February 1, 2026, a large share of DFARS clauses have new…

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…

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…