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Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 23 April 2025

This week, the Horizon dug into why procurement reform may be easier said than done. Your Horizon cutting-room links follow. “As re-firings begin, judge demands Trump administration tell probationary employees they were not let go for poor performance,” Government Executive A federal judge mandates that agencies inform thousands of probationary

Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven

Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven

Several recent executive orders promise to reform federal acquisition, notably “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” If only it were so easy. The FAR unloved The FAR is long at over 2,000 pages, but the FAR council promulgates a lot of regulations from statute. Congress regularly uses the National

SBA finalizes significant changes to HUBZone eligibility and certification requirements

SBA finalizes significant changes to HUBZone eligibility and certification requirements

SBA published its final rule on 17 December 17 2024 implementing sweeping updates to the HUBZone program’s eligibility and certification requirements. The new rule takes effect today, 16 January 16 2025, and introduces changes that streamline compliance while responding to feedback from more than 650 public comments. Notably, the

FD Inc. (B-422920; B-422920.2, 10-Oct-2024)

FD Inc. (B-422920; B-422920.2, 10-Oct-2024)

You should not care. Category: Timeliness Date: October 4, 2024 URL: GAO Decision FD Inc., a small business based in South Korea, protested the award of a purchase order to LK Tech Co., Ltd. by Army under an RFQ for fuel tank servicing at Kunsan Air Base. FD argued that