JD Supra

FY2026 NDAA: A Commercial Reset for Defense Contracting

For years, the Department of Defense has said it wants to buy more like the commercial market. The FY2026 NDAA puts real weight behind that promise.

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.
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 ...
Center for a New American SecurityOpinion

The Ever-Changing, Unchanged Defense Acquisition System

The defense acquisition system has been in a near-constant state of reform for the past several decades. This observation is ...
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 ...
The National Law Review

Comply to Compete: DoD Finalizes CMMC Rule for Federal Contractors

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
GovCon Wire

5 Reasons Why CMMC Compliance Is Crucial for DOD Contractors

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is a fundamental shift in how the Department of Defense approaches supply chain security. Once the 48 CFR rule of the Defense Federal 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 ...
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DOD contracts: Agencies on Redstone Arsenal named contracting activity for 3 contracts totaling over $1.73 billion

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — The Army Contracting Command and the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation on Redstone Arsenal were named the contracting activities for three contracts last week. In the ...
Washington Technology

DOD gets authority to limit contract competition

Defense Department officials today adopted a rule that grants DOD authority to limit competition for contracts when buying to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense Department officials ...

DoD audit flags weaknesses in cybersecurity certification vetting, heightening compliance risks

Diana Shaw of Wiley Rein LLP discusses a recent Department of Defense Office of Inspector General audit that identified weaknesses in the vetting process for organizations conducting cybersecurity ...