Government contractors face new challenges as winning federal work becomes more competitive and regulated
For many government contractors, the most pressing worry is no longer a shutdown, a budget squeeze or another round of technological disruption. According to Washington Technology, the deeper anxiety now is far more basic: whether firms can still win enough federal work. That concern comes…
US government mandates comprehensive supply-chain mapping to reduce reliance on adversary nations in military procurement
President Donald Trump has ordered a sharper accounting of the companies underpinning America’s military procurement system, directing the Department of War to require broader supply-chain mapping for national-security acquisitions and to limit waivers for critical materials sourced from adversary nations, according to a White House…
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Two months after the Senedd election, Wales’s new economic direction is starting to take shape, with ministers signalling a sharper focus on productivity, a fresh development agency and a broader attempt to make public policy work harder for the domestic economy. One of the clearest tests of that ambition is…
Siemens has agreed a collaboration with Cloudberry VC aimed at helping more European deep-tech start-ups move from laboratory work to industrial deployment, with an emphasis on strengthening resilience in critical supply chains. According to Siemens, the arrangement brings together Siemens Cre8Ventures’ industrial validation and customer…
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Biopharmaceutical company reduces packaging carbon footprint by 61% through lifecycle assessment
A global biopharmaceutical company has taken a measured route towards lower-impact packaging, using life cycle assessment to identify where changes would deliver genuine environmental gains rather than just symbolic ones. Working with its thermoform packaging supplier, the company mapped a complex system made up of multiple component sizes and used…
Contract management’s biggest weakness is often not the dealmaking itself, but what happens once the document is signed and everyone moves on. That is the central argument made by Jeff Dean, vice-president of education at the Next Level Purchasing Association, in a recent Corporate Counsel…
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View AllInternational Apparel Federation calls for shift from price focus to supply chain productivity
The International Apparel Federation has unveiled a manifesto that urges the clothing sector to rethink one of its most entrenched assumptions: that the lowest unit price is the best measure of competitiveness. Developed by the federation’s Business Innovation Committee, the document argues that the industry’s biggest financial losses are often…
Food fraud persists as experts highlight the importance of supplier trust in safeguarding bakeries
Food fraud remains a persistent threat to bakers and ingredient buyers, with experts saying the strongest defence often begins long before products reach the factory floor. Freeman Libby, senior adviser at The Acheson Group, said most food fraud is driven by profit, but he also…

