New Executive Order directs sweeping changes to the federal procurement process.

On April 15, President Trump issued an Executive Order, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, directing sweeping changes to federal procurement. The order intends to create a more efficient procurement system by removing undue regulatory barriers and eliminating Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions not required by law or essential to sound procurement. Specifically, the order calls for the head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, members of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and senior agency acquisition and procurement officials to coordinate on aligning the FAR with the order’s instructions within 180 days. AGC will continue to report on this as it develops.

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