Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published March 12, 2026
In April 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14275, “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” This order aims to improve how government agencies purchase products and services by mandating an overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The FAR is the primary directive used by executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds.
Issued in 1983, and taking effect in 1984, the FAR has been revised frequently to keep in line with changing priorities, policies and modernization. The original FAR exceeds over 2,000 pages and is perceived to be too lengthy, complicated and inefficient. Executive Order 14275 instructs returning the FAR to its “statutory roots” by streamlining the acquisition process—removing unnecessary regulations and policy, promoting the acquisition of commercial products and simplifying it with what is referred to as the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO).