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Everything that is Federal Government Contracting. We inform listeners on the legal, regulatory and compliance challenges in government contracting as well as contract proposals, pricing and changes. With over 60 years of experience and training thousands of government contracting industry professionals, we are the leader in learning and professional development.

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October 12, 2026Episode 8718 min

FPS Podcast #86 If Contract Speed is Increasing, is Compliance Tapping the Brakes?

Send us Fan Mail In the early months of calendar year 2025, the Trump administration issued a series of executive orders aimed at the federal government acquisition process to enhance efficiency and allow for new entrants into the marketplace to deliver new ideas, better processes and innovation to the needs of the federal government. Over a year later, we are starting to see some of those results. The speed of acquisition may be getting quicker, the compliance regulatory burden is tapping the brakes. As explained by Jeff White of JA White, compliance is not going to go away, but it does need to make adjustments. The good news there are some tools the industry can use to better adjust to both the speed of acquisition and the regulatory compliance challenges we face today.

October 9, 2026Episode 8512 min

FPS Podcast #85 Who is Govcomply?

Send us Fan Mail At the FPS Las Vegas Week, which was held in September 2026, I interviewed Mr. David Trout. He is the owner of Garrison Compliance and creator of Govcomply. His story started in the military years ago and after his service, found himself involved in ERP systems and sales. That led him to customers looking for solutions with compliance problems within the manufacturing area and more specifically customers holding a subcontract with federal contractors. They had a problem. David found a solution. David's business is booming in the compliance space with is Saas product helping those manufacturers keep up on the ever-evolving regulations and requirements of federal contracting. Take a listen.

September 14, 2026Episode 8413 min

FPS Podcast #84 - Opportunities and Pathways into Federal Contracting

Send us Fan Mail In this Episode, I talk with David Nieburg of Aprio about how market strategy in the gov con industry is changing. With the desire for more innovation, quicker deliveries, less compliance and easier barriers to entry, the environment has shifted.

September 14, 202613 min

FPS Podcast #83 - NDC- A New Idea? Not Really.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk with long time FPS instructor and a Partner at the law firm Nixon Peabody, Cara Wulf about Non Traditional Defense Contractors. As Ms. Wulf reminds me, the idea of NDCs have been around for a long time. But, it was highlighted in the NDAA 26. This is just one of the instances where the Trump Administration as well as the brass at DOW want more access to innovation and speed up the acquisition process.

August 18, 2026Episode 8223 min

FPS Podcast #82 - The Case for Clause Sync

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jeff White and Stephen Hall layout the challenges and a solution to flowing down clauses within the federal contracting space. If you manage subcontractors or maybe even a subcontractor yourself, you may understand what federal contracting clauses flow down and what version of the clause you have in the contract in order to comply and perform under that contract. This can be messy when you dealing with different contracts, different vendors and different requirements. JA White and Associates has an answer.

August 6, 2026Episode 8131 min

FPS Podcast #81 - Transformation the GovCon Way

Send us Fan Mail In late July, Luis Avila Managing Director of BDO's Technology and Transformation Division spoke with me at our 2026 GovCon Week held annually on Hilton Head Island. The topic was transformation. How do organizations, handle transformation? Whether it is a enterprise-wide software or a complete overhaul of work functions. Implementing change is hard. It takes the understanding of who leads, who executes and what is the final objective. We talk about the differences between project vs program management; we touch on stating on a good foundation and we talk how even though the transformation is successful on the inside, did it produce results to the bottom line? I hope you enjoy this episode and listen in!

February 27, 2026Episode 8025 min

FPS Podcast #80 - IEEPA! Economic Sanctions, Tariffs and the SCOTUS Ruling

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I have a great discussion with Aaron Jackson of the law firm Ward & Berry. He shows a lot of excitement of the two topics we cover, Economic Sanctions and Tariffs, which leads us into the recent SCOTUS decision on the Trump Administration's use of IEEPA as a tool to impose tariffs without congressional approval.

February 22, 2026Episode 7913 min

FPS Podcast #79 - NDAA's Section 1826, Historic Changes for DOW Contractors?

Send us Fan Mail By FAR - the most significant changes to streamlining Federal Procurement since FASA and FARA of the 1990s. Paul Bailey of Capital Edge Consulting explains these changes and potential impact to the industry. Signed into law in December 2025, the NDAA 2026 give sweeping changes that, to some analysts say, puts 90% of DIB entities in a position not to comply with as much regulatory burden. Changes include exclusions for TINA, a much higher threshold for CAS compliance and a change in accounting compliance for many. Though the new rules may exclude many organizations, still the largest of large contractors have the same regulatory burden on awarded contracts over $100MM (starting in June 2026). Paul explains these changes.

February 11, 2026Episode 7818 min

FPS Podcast #78 - RFO Updates on FAR 12 and 15 - What You Should Know

Send us Fan Mail Cara Wulf a partner at McCarter & English joins me to discuss two FAR Parts impacting future government contract awards. FAR 12 is all about commercial products and services while FAR 15 covers contract negotiations. With the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, the goal is to make it easier, transparent and efficient to do business with US Federal Agencies. Understanding the changes in 12 and 15 and what to look for in future contract language will help in understanding the proposal process and contract awards.

January 29, 2026Episode 7718 min

FPS Podcast #77 - An Update on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Eric Crusius, a partner in the government contracting group of Hunton, Andrews Kurth, LLP, discusses the latest changes and updates related to this historic FAR overhaul. Though not yet full implemented, the traditional process of: proposed changes and updates a commentary period open to the public a revision period a release date an effective date of the rule Has been changed. Each agency has their own deviations and guidebooks are being created.