What I Read This Week…

President Trump signs executive order to overhaul federal procurement rules, OpenAI releases o3 reasoning model, and a brief history of federal funding for American universities

Watch All-In Episode 224 Read our Short Dive: The Trump Administration’s Fiscal Strategy Read our Interview with Jason about the Evolution of Media Caught My Eye… President Trump's recent executive order "Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement" launches the largest overhaul of federal procurement rules in over forty years. The order gives officials 180 days to simplify the 2,000-page Federal Acquisition Regulation that dictates how the government buys products and services. This reform is part of Trump's push to cut government red tape, which started with his January executive…

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