By Kevin Rhodes, Stephen Ehikian and Josh Gruenbaum

Federal procurement policy is often a laughingstock — and for good reason. Stories of the government paying for $10,000 toilet seats, $1,200 coffee cups and $16,000 minifridges abound. Waste, confusion and red tape is also the status quo. But under President Trump’s leadership, revolutionary reform is finally here. For the first time, common sense, innovation, competition and value will win the day in federal procurement.

As the world’s largest buyer spending nearly $1 trillion on procurement contracts each year, the federal government should be promoting agility, competition and results. Instead, our procurement process, after decades of regulatory buildup, does the precise opposite. It benefits ineffective and entrenched vendors who can afford massive compliance costs at the expense of everyone else — most importantly, the taxpayer.

Procurement is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), which clocks in at a whopping 2,000-plus pages, 3,000-plus directives and a weight of more than five pounds. It’s a byzantine maze that has been roundly criticized by everyone who has ever had to deal with it, both in and out of government. Reform is long overdue and it is finally here.

This administration will overhaul the FAR with plain English, eliminate nearly all non-statutory and duplicative regulations, remove DEI, waste, and wokeness and add helpful buyer guides in place of requirements. We will no longer procure useless and wasteful products like paper straws. We will focus on results above all else — the best products and services at the best cost.

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