Beyond the FAR Podcast

The Erosion of Oversight: Combating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Procurement

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman examines the role of oversight in combating fraud, waste, and abuse in federal procureme...

The Shrinking Small Business Landscape: FAR Reform and a Consolidating Federal Market

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman speaks with Sam Le, former SBA Director of Policy, Planning, and Liaison, to examine the sta...

The Talent Valley of Death: Reforming the Workforce Before the Rules

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman speaks with Bonnie Evangelista, Karen Thornton, and John Willison about the “talent valley...

U.S. Bid Protests — Progress and Reform

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On September 9, 2025 GW Law School’s Government Procurement Law program hosted a free one-hour webinar on potential reforms to U.S. government bid p...

AI in Public Procurement: A Conversation with Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this inaugural episode of Beyond the FAR, Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman speaks with Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells of the University of Bristo...

Open Contracting Around the Globe: Series Overview

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Open contracting transforms government spending by making procurement data accessible and machine-readable, enabling better analysis and improved outc...

Government Contractor Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Assessing the New Proposed Rule

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published its long-awaited Proposed Organizational Conflict of Interest ...

Protectionist Trade Policies in EU/US Public Procurement

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A webinar about rising protectionism in public procurement in the United States and the European Union. The panel addressed potential new protectionis...

Combating Fraud in Procurement

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Representatives from the government, whistleblower bar, and defense bar discussed recent developments in procurement fraud enforcement and compliance....

Deterring Fraud, Waste & Abuse in COVID Stimulus Programs

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Small Business Anti-Corruption & Compliance

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On November 19, 2020, Jessica Tillipman was the featured speaker at the ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee's monthly meeting where she d...

Tackling Demand-Side Corruption

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 31, 2022 the ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee, GW Law Government Procurement Law Program, and American University U.S. and Interna...

A Tumultuous Year for Trade in Procurement

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joint Public Procurement Innovation: Lessons Across Borders

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Public Procurement Lessons from the Pandemic

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join a roundtable discussion with King’s College, London and George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement Program, to review i...

Towards a European Economic Sovereignty?

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The European Commission is concerned that subsidies granted by non-EU governments to companies active in the European Union appear to have an increasi...

Delivering the Vaccine - Procurement's Challenge

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Dec 10, 2020, GW Law's Government Procurement Law Program hosted a webinar which discussed what may be the greatest challenge to public procur...

Cybersecurity: Adapting Legal Solutions to New Threats and Old Adversaries

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement and National Security/Cybersecurity programs hosted a discussion about emerging...

A Comparative Study of Exclusion Systems

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On September 16, 2021, the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program co-hosted a webinar with the World Bank Office of Suspension & Debarment and ...

Career Paths in Government Contracts Law

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A panel of attorneys from Morrison & Foerster, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. General Services Administration disc...

Brazil’s Public Procurement Market: New Opportunities, New Challenges

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Panelists discussed Brazil’s new procurement law and its move to open its procurement markets by joining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.Pr...

Intelligent Automation in U.S. Federal Procurement: Industry Solutions

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Panel 2 of a 3-part series on Intelligent Automation in the U.S. Federal Procurement System. A panel of industry leaders shared their companies’ us...

Intelligent Automation in U.S. Federal Procurement: Successes, Challenges & Future Efforts

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first in a 3-part series on intelligent automation and emerging technologies in the U.S. federal procurement system. This session included federal...

Intelligent Automation in U.S. Federal Procurement: Strategy, Solutions and the Future

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the third and final webinar in our U.S. Intelligent Automation series, a panel of digital transformation thought-leaders shared their perspectives ...

Careers in Government Contracting

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A panel of GW government contracts alumni discussed their career paths and offered suggestions on how to leverage a GW interdisciplinary degree in the...

Trump’s Attacks on the Inspectors General: Presidential Prerogative or Punishing Critics?

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Opening Online Marketplaces to Government Micro Purchases

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Buy American & the New U.S. Infrastructure Legislation

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A global webinar on the “Buy American” requirements included in the recent trillion-dollar infrastructure law — legislation that will affect fed...

Ethics and Integrity Under Fire

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On February 15, 2022, the GW Law National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program, the Government Procurement Law Program, the Nati...

Learn About Our Masters' Degrees in Government Procurement Law

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On March 15, 2022, the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program hosted a “Lunchtime Q&A Session” about our LLM and MSL Government Procurement...

The 2022 Arnold & Porter Government Contracts Moot Court Competition

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The final round of 2022 Arnold & Porter Government Contracts Moot Court Competition.Finalists:Appellant, Green & Clean Energy: Dozier Gardner ...

Introduction to the Defense Acquisition System

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An introduction to the Defense Acquisition System by Professor Lou Chiarella. Learn more about this webinar series here: https://blogs.gwu.edu/law-gov...

Learn about our masters' degrees in cybersecurity

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A lunchtime Q&A sessions about GW Law's flexible masters' degrees in cybersecurity law, including: -MSL in National Security & Cyber...

New Protectionism in International Public Procurement

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A free hour-long webinar hosted by the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program on measures which define new approaches to protectionism – with leg...

GW Law Perspectives on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A virtual panel discussion about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), co-hosted by the GW Law Environmental & Energy Law and Government Procurement ...

Developments in Defense Procurement Law Session 1: European Defense

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Session 1 of a two-session webinar series co-hosted by the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College, London and the GW Law Government Procureme...

Developments in Defense Procurement Law Session 2: U.S. Defense

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Session 2 of a two-session webinar series co-hosted by the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College, London and the GW Law Government Procureme...

State Bid Protest Series Session 2: How to Avoid Bid Protests

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Session 2 of a four-part series on State Bid Protests.

State Bid Protest Series Session 3: Improving Bid Protests

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Session 3 of a four-part series on state bid protests.

State Bid Protest Series Session 1: Introduction to State Bid Protests

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Session 1 of a four-part series on State Bid Protests.

Tech Fixes for Procurement Problems?

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A 90-minute webinar co-hosted by the University of Bristol Law School and The George Washington University Law School Government Procurement Law Progr...

Do Cost or Pricing Requirements Improve Contract Outcomes?

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On January 10, 2022, GW Law School's Government Procurement Law Program and the Acquisition Innovation Research Centered a host one-hour webinar ...

Procurement Without Borders: Exchanging Contractor Qualification Information Internationally

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Spring 2023 Virtual Open House

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On March 15, 2023, the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program hosted a Virtual Open House so that prospective students could have an opportunity to...

E-Procurement: Perspectives from Latin America

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can Procurement Be Used to Effectively Regulate AI?

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On May 30, 2023, the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program and University of Bristol Law School and hosted the second in a two-part webinar series...

The Future of the Acquisition Workforce: Become an Agent of Change

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The 2020 Election: An Anti-Corruption & Compliance Perspective

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Government Procurement After Loper Bright

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A webinar discussing the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, in which the Court discarded judi...

AKUS Webinar

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A webinar discusing the Australian – United Kingdom – United States (AUKUS) partnership and its special exceptions for technology transfers betwee...

Associate Dean Tillipman Testifies Before the Senate About Organizational Conflicts of Interest

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On September 24, 2024, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies, Jessica Tillipman, testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Sec...

Proposed Rule To Reshape Federal Debarment

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A GW Law webinar on a proposed rule which would reshape federal debarment to consolidate the contracts and grants regimes.

Rethinking "Value for Money" (Best Value) in Government Procurement

06 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The GW Law Government Procurement Law Program and National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Sustainable Procurement Community of Practice hosted...

Procurement and Anti-Corruption Efforts: An Update from Brazil

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Opening Borders: Access2Procurement

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A webinar on the EU's new contractor qualification tool.

Reforming the Model Procurement Code: Session 4

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 4-part summer series on reforms to the Model Procurement Code and its impact on state and local procurement.

Reforming the Model Procurement Code: Session 3

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 4-part summer series on reforms to the Model Procurement Code and its impact on state and local procurement.

Reforming the Model Procurement Code: Session 2

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 4-part summer series on reforms to the Model Procurement Code and it impact on state and local procurement.

Reforming the Model Procurement Code: Session 1

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 4-part summer series on reforms to the Model Procurement Code and it impact on state and local procurement.