The government is looking for ways to take friction out of the acquisition system without losing accountability

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton · Sep 22, 2026 · 13:38

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The latest FAR overhaul package includes changes affecting how agencies buy products and services and how much discretion acquisition professionals may have in making those decisions. To sort through what the changes mean and what they signal about the future of federal procurement, I'm joined by Emily Murphy, former administrator of the General Services Administration and now a senior fellow at the George Mason University Baroni Center for Government Contracting.

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