SBA’s 2025 Annual Report: What It Means for Small Business Government Contractors Heading into 2026

SBA’s 2025 Annual Report: What It Means for Small Business Government Contractors Heading into 2026

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If you work in (or want to break into) government contracting, the SBA’s 2025 Annual Report is not just a recap of agency activity. It is a signal of where small business policy is headed, what the SBA is prioritizing, and how the federal…
DoD Past Performance Is Getting a Reset in FY 2026—and Small Businesses Stand to Win

DoD Past Performance Is Getting a Reset in FY 2026—and Small Businesses Stand to Win

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If you have ever felt stuck in the classic government contracting catch-22, you are not alone: “We need DoD past performance to win DoD work… but we need to win DoD work to get DoD past performance.” For years, that dynamic has…
2026 Government Contracting Trends for Small Businesses

Emerging Government Contracting Trends Small Businesses Should Watch in 2026 (Based on Late-2025 Signals)

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If government contracting in 2025 felt like you finally learned where everything is in the grocery store… only for them to remodel the aisles overnight, you’re not alone. The good news is that the “remodeling” is leaving clues.…
Government Contracting Outlook 2026

2025 GovCon Year in Review: What Changed, What Worked, and How to Win in 2026

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If 2025 felt like a year of “hurry up and wait,” you were not imagining it. Federal contracting stayed enormous, but the market’s day-to-day rhythm was shaped less by hype and more by policy resets, compliance acceleration, and a very…
8(a) Scrutiny Is Rising: What It Means for Government Contractors (and How to Stay Ahead)

8(a) Scrutiny: What It Means for Government Contractors (and How to Stay Ahead)

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If you’re in the 8(a) program (or you rely on 8(a) partners), you’ve likely felt the temperature change. Over the past few weeks, oversight has moved from “background noise” to front-page reality: Senate leadership has publicly pressed…
State Department’s $2.7B O&M Awards: What Facility Support Service Companies Should Do Now

State Department’s $2.7B O&M Awards: What Facility Support Service Companies Should Do Now

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The State Department just named eight vendors to compete for up to $2.7 billion in Facilities Operations & Maintenance (O&M) task orders. If you run a facilities support services company—HVAC, electrical, custodial, grounds, life…
Speed-to-Field: How Small Firms Win Air Force Contracts

Air Force Oversight Is Centralizing. Here’s How Small Businesses Can Win in the New “Speed-to-Field” Era

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If you’ve felt like the goalposts in federal acquisition keep moving, you’re not wrong. The Air Force just signaled a major shift: many of its biggest programs—think flagship aircraft and strategic systems—are moving under a single…
Perplexity & GSA AI: How Small Government Contractors Win More

Perplexity Just Became a Government Tool. Here’s What That Means For Your Small Business

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How to stay visible, competitive, and ready to win as contracting officers start using AI every day. GSA just signed a government-wide deal with Perplexity, an AI research and drafting tool. Through a OneGov agreement, federal agencies can…
What government contractors should do now that the government has re-opened

Government Reopens: 10 Smart Moves Contractors Should Make Right Now

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After weeks of uncertainty, the lights are back on across federal agencies and programs. That alone is good news for government contractors. Even better, history shows that when agencies reopen after a funding lapse, leaders move quickly to…
A Breakdown of the GAUGE report for Government Contracting

The 2025 GAUGE Report Reveals a Resilient, Forward-Looking GovCon Industry

Every year, the GAUGE Report serves as one of the most trusted barometers of the government contracting industry, offering data-driven insight into what’s changing, what’s working, and where opportunity lies. The newly released 2025 edition…