Center for Government Contracting News

Last month, the Department of Defense published a new Supply Chain Risk Management Guidebook providing best practices, recommended roles, and strategies for SCRM. A first of its kind document developed in collaboration with government, academia, AND industry.

Federal News Network, The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton with Emily Murphy, senior fellow, Baroni Center for Government Contracting

This research identifies where poor communication between DoD and industry, between DoD and Congress, and internally within DoD is hampering acquisition outcomes

Dr. Jerry McGinn, Executive Director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University &1698198534253-2 Former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, offers a candid and data-driven look at the current state of innovation across the federal government. With a background in both academia and senior leadership at the Department of Defense, McGinn brings unique insight into how the government is leveraging its power—not just to regulate, but to actively shape—its industrial base.

There has been a flurry of activity in federal acquisition this year. From the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts across federal agencies to the numerous reform initiatives in defense acquisition and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, these activities are having a major impact on today’s government contracting industrial base. The timing was ideal for bringing together government, industry, and academia for a serious discussion about the current performance of and future prospects for the government contracting community.

The first-of-its-kind index evaluates current structure of the federal contracting industrial base, contracting trends, and the financial performance of government contracting firms

Richard Beutel, a senior researcher for the Baroni Center for Government Contracting, says it’s time to renew share-in-savings legislation.

Building on President Trump’s March Executive Order to consolidate procurement functions under the General Services Administration, GSA recently introduced its OneGov Strategy—a bold initiative to modernize how the federal government purchases goods and services. We were honored to welcome Mr. Lawrence Hale, Acting Assistant Commissioner of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service for a fireside chat exploring the strategy’s goals, implications, and opportunities.

Researchers trained ChatGPT and Grok to analyze Senator Roger Wicker’s FoRGED Act, the transformative defense acquisition bill proposed in Congress.

Research examines options for the expanded use of Title VII of the Defense Production Act, incentivizing government-industry collaboration in the acquisition process, and best practices for intellectual property data rights management