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FAR from Alone: GSA Releases New FAR Companion Guide

Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.10.25

On September 9, 2025, GSA released version 1 of the FAR Companion, a living resource guide aimed primarily at assisting federal acquisition professionals. The FAR Companion is designed to provide guidance and recommendations to acquisition professionals to better understand the FAR and related procurement principles for planning, awarding, managing, and closing out contracts. It consolidates practitioner insights, innovation and vendor engagement strategies, handbooks, training materials, and problem-solving ideas into one source.

The FAR Companion is organized with a parallel structure to match each FAR section. It is meant to work in concert with the FAR, agency supplements and the Category Management Buying Guide, which is focused on sector-specific buying tips for navigating government-wide contracts. Additional materials are included in the FAR Practitioner Albums, which expand on the FAR and the Guide and provide learning tools and use cases for improving contract outcomes.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.21.26

FTC Proposes Enforcement Policy Statement on Personalized Pricing: What Businesses Need to Know

On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed Enforcement Policy Statement on personalized pricing — the practice of companies using consumers’ personal data to set individualized prices, discounts, coupons, or other incentives. The proposed statement, which is open for public comment for 30 days following publication in the Federal Register, marks a major step up in the FTC’s focus on data-driven pricing strategies and puts businesses across industries on notice that undisclosed or inadequately disclosed personalized pricing will not be tolerated. Importantly, while the proposed statement is not a binding legal requirement and does not create new legal obligations, it serves as an enforcement warning that the FTC is prepared to use its existing enforcement authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act (Section 5) and is also a potential harbinger of rulemaking. Businesses that engage in — or are considering — personalized pricing should carefully assess their disclosure practices and data collection procedures against the standards articulated in this statement....

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