Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting

What the New Executive Order on Federal Contracting Efficiency Means for Small Business Contractors

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Federal contracting has always had a tension built into it. On one side, agencies need flexibility. Not every requirement is clean, simple, or easy to price. Some projects evolve. Some involve uncertainty. Some require technical discovery…
What OneGov means for small businesses

What OneGov Means for Small Businesses and Why Better Opportunity Intelligence Matters

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If you are a small business in government contracting, you have probably noticed that the market is shifting. Not just a little, either. In 2026, federal buying is moving toward more centralized purchasing, more standardized terms, and…
What FAR 52.222-90 Actually Requires

FAR 52.222-90 Is Live: What Small Business Contractors Need to Know Now

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Government contractors have a new clause to watch closely, and this is not one of those “maybe someday” policy changes. FAR 52.222-90, titled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, is now live. That means new solicitations…
What Small Contractors Should Watch as Government Agencies Start Buying Differently

The FAR Overhaul Is Now Real: What Small Contractors Should Watch as Agencies Start Buying Differently

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For a long time, the “FAR overhaul” sounded like one of those government policy stories that seemed important in theory but easy to ignore in real life. A lot of small business contractors probably heard about it and thought something…
GSA TDR Mandatory Under Refresh 31: What MAS Contractors Need to Know

TDR Is No Longer Optional: What GSA’s Refresh 31 Means for Every MAS Contractor

A Major MAS Compliance Change Is Here If your company holds a GSA Schedule contract, or you are thinking about pursuing one, there is a major compliance change you cannot afford to ignore. On April 10, 2026, GSA announced that Transactional…
What DHS’s Reported $1B AI Procurement Means for Small Government Contractors

What DHS’s Reported $1B AI Procurement Means for Small Government Contractors

When a headline comes out saying DHS reportedly set up a $1 billion, 5-year blanket purchase agreement for AI and data analytics software, a lot of small businesses have the same first reaction: “Well, that one clearly isn’t for me.” That…
Why the Navy’s Small-Business Push Matters Right Now

Why the Navy’s Small-Business Push Matters Right Now—And Why NAVWAR Should Be on Your Radar

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If you are a small business owner who has been curious about government contracting but assumed defense work was only for giant incumbents, this is a good time to rethink that. The federal government awarded small businesses a record $183.3…
Alliant 3 Phase 1 Awards Are Here: How Small Businesses Can Turn This Prime-Only GWAC Into Real Revenue Through Teaming

Alliant 3 Phase 1 Awards Are Here: How Small Businesses Can Turn This Prime-Only GWAC Into Real Revenue Through Teaming

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If you saw the news that GSA announced the first wave of Alliant 3 awards and your first thought was, “Great… but we’re not on it,” you’re not alone. Alliant 3 is an unrestricted, enterprise IT services GWAC, so many of the Phase…
eSRS and FPDS Have Moved Into SAM.gov

eSRS and FPDS Have Moved Into SAM.gov: What Small Business Contractors Need to Do Now

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If you work in government contracting, February 2026 brought two changes that are bigger than they may look at first glance. First, the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System, better known as eSRS, was retired on February 20, 2026. A…
WOSB GWAC opportunities

Momentum for WOSBs in Federal IT: What the Polaris WOSB Phase 1 Award News Signals for Small Contractors

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If you’re a women-owned small business in IT, this is the kind of update worth paying attention to. As of February 23, 2026, GSA announced it had awarded the first phase of the Polaris GWAC Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Pool. Just…