Center for Government Contracting Commentaries

Richard Beutel, a senior researcher for the Baroni Center for Government Contracting, says it’s time to renew share-in-savings legislation.

President Donald Trump’s “Eliminate Waste and Save Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement” executive order brings some old procurement practices back into fashion. Over the next 60 to 90 days, agencies, OMB and the GSA administrator have a lot of work to do to centralize procurement of common items back in GSA. To understand what this means for the procurement system, Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with Emily Murphy, former GSA administrator and current senior fellow at the George Mason University Baroni Center for Government Contracting on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

The ability of the U.S. military to deter war and prevail if it happens — few are taking that for granted anymore. Executive Director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting Jerry McGinn in fact warned the Senate Armed Service Committee about it just this month. His concern centers on the ability of the defense industrial base to mobilize, he told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

"We found that there are a number of reasons for prototyping. Some of those reasons include transitioning to a program of record," said Stephanie Halcrow.

"GSA has to rightsize its lease portfolio," former GSA administrator tells Fox News Digital

Baroni Center Executive Director Jerry McGinn, Ph.D. testified before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services to warn lawmakers that the U.S. defense industrial base is not currently well positioned to succeed in major international conflict.

This week, she joined Thomas Temin on The Federal Drive to discuss the pivotal role GSA is playing in executing the policies of the new administration.

With DOGE turning its attention to the United States Department of Defense, Baroni Center Executive Director Jerry McGinn, Ph.D. spoke with Newsweek's Peter Aitken about how Secretary Hegseth can balance efficiency without sacrificing the readiness and lethality of U.S. forces.

Federal contractors are facing great uncertainty amidst the ongoing changes across the government.

Part 2 of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting's conversation about Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) reform with the Ken Miller, Host of From the Crow's Nest podcast.