Streamlining Federal Acquisition: NASA’s Role in Transforming the FAR

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Francis Rose, Fed Gov Today, June 8, 2025

For the first time in more than four decades, the federal government is undertaking a comprehensive overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). At the center of this transformation is NASA’s Assistant Administrator for Procurement, Karla Smith Jackson, who joins this week’s Fed Gov Today to explain what the changes mean, how they’re being executed, and why they matter for the entire acquisition workforce.

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