The president’s latest executive order requires agencies to shift away from cost-reimbursement contracts, making fixed-price deals the “default” approach to procurement.

Spurred by an April executive order, the Trump administration plans to issue a slimmed-down version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation later this year.

The president’s executive orders call for changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and an examination of agency buying processes.

The Procurement Co-Pilot tool uses government data to help agencies find pricing and contract research information, functioning as a “complement” to the RFI process.

OMB, which houses the procurement policy office, called the circular aimed at improving agency access to governmentwide acquisition data “a paradigm shift.”

The new standard is intended to improve contract mobility between the Pentagon and other government departments.

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy sets overall policy direction for governmentwide procurement procedures.

The role was most recently held by Michael Wooten under the Trump administration.

The next evolution in category management has a big role to play in helping agencies understand emerging technology markets.

The Procurement Innovation Lab added 10 agencies and eliminated two companies from consideration as they continue to refine their prototypes.