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Beyond the FAR

by GW Law Government Procurement Law Program
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  • Buying AI: Data Rights, Agentic Risks, and the Future of Federal Procurement

    October 22, 2026 · 56 min

    This week on Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman welcomes Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Bowne, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for Space Systems Command and GW Law alumnus, to discuss the evolving challenges of artificial intelligence in…

  • People Before Rules: The Future of the Federal Acquisition Workforce

    September 11, 2026 · 55 min

    This week on Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman welcomes Will Roberts, a former contracting officer, and former Chief of Acquisition for the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Roberts discusses the…

  • Negotiating Innovation: Technology Procurement in the AI Era

    August 28, 2026 · 50 min

    This week on Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman is joined by Arash Heidarian and Phil Carter of Google and GW Law to explore the evolving intersection of technology and government procurement. Drawing on the innovative course they…

  • The Global Fight Against Corruption in Government Procurement

    August 19, 2026 · 47 min

    This week on Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman welcomes Professor Sope Williams, one of the world’s leading scholars of comparative public procurement law and the newest member of GW Law’s Government Procurement Law Program. Their…

  • One Year Into the FAR Overhaul: A Conversation with Polly Hall

    May 28, 2026 · 53 min

    This week on Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman welcomes Polly Hall, GSA’s Chief Advisor for Acquisition Innovation and Policy and Executive Lead of the practitioner workstream for the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). Marking one year…

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About the show

Welcome to Beyond the FAR, from GW Law’s Government Procurement Law Program. where experts unpack the business of government. From Washington and beyond, we explore procurement at the intersection of law, policy, and practice. shaping markets, driving innovation, and impacting lives across the globe. Hosted by Jessica Tillipman, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies and Government Contracts Advisory Council Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Government Contracts Law, Practice & Policy at the George Washington University Law School.