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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump orders big change to federal contracting structures

The president’s latest executive order requires agencies to shift away from cost-reimbursement contracts, making fixed-price deals the “default” approach to procurement.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies before a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearings on “Veterans at the Forefront, Focusing on the future at VA,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 6, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

VA systems lack accessibility standards needed by disabled veterans, IG says

The VA is responsible for 5.2 million veterans with military service-connected disabilities and 4.6 million with general disabilities, per data from 2023.
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GSA touts new procurement automation tool

Agency officials tell FedScoop that the CODY bot is now ready for use across the federal government.
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