Changes in leadership at FIRST: new president for FIRST, new director for FRC. GDC has had some changes in personnel.
FIRST Choice is a new way of distributing parts to teams that have been donated, outside of the KoP a team gets at kickoff. (The massive technical glitches aside...)
Many award submissions have changed in requirements, both in terms of eligibility and submission process. Dean's List has interviews, and they want sophomores/juniors. Entrepreuership award is online submission. Website award is gone. New awards, check them out:
http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/viewItem/9
All teams now bag & tag their robots. Crate shipment of the robot is only used for hardship and championship.
Social media (twitter/facebook) seem to be used significantly more for FIRST since 2011.