Acquisition overhaul is providing needed ‘discretion’ for tech adoption, procurement chief says
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ByEdward Graham,
Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW
July 23, 2026 04:35 PM ET
“If it's not in the FAR, and it doesn't tell you you can't do it, then you should consider it,” Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Kevin Rhodes said.
The White House’s push to revamp federal procurement rules is giving agencies and industry partners more flexibility when it comes to onboarding products, a top official with the Office of Management and Budget said on Thursday.
Speaking at Carahsoft’s FedRAMP Summitin Washington, D.C., Dr. Kevin Rhodes — administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy — highlighted the Trump administration’s effort to scale back the complexity of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, which has resulted in the rulebook being cut by around 25% and the removal of 3,000 mandates not tied to legal statute. The rules detail the government’s requirements for purchasing...
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