SBA suspends 1,000 8(a) firms for not submitting data
The Small Business Administration suspended more than 1,000 companies in the 8(a) program. SBA made the decision after it deemed those small businesses non-compliant with its financial data…
Market data shows surprising winners and losers among top federal contractors after a year of turmoil
Interview transcript Terry Gerton You’ve published some interesting analysis lately. You looked at stock closing prices from January 21st to November 25th for the 100 largest publicly traded…
New year, new opportunities? Here’s where contractors should focus in 2026
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Deltek has a new report out that’s looking ahead for federal contractor intelligence for 2026. But before we look forward, I want to look…
8(a) program pushed further to the edge by DoD audit
The 8(a) small business contracting program is coming under the microscope of its biggest user. The Defense Department is joining a growing list of agencies auditing the use…
Congress pushes back on parts of DoD’s acquisition reform agenda
Congressional appropriators are backing the Pentagon’s push to speed up weapons buying, but warn that speed “must be factored alongside cost, performance, lethality and scalability.” The House released…
Can key visits to cities anchoring U.S. national security spur a new American “arsenal”?
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton I want to start with Secretary Hegseth’s Arsenal of Freedom tour. He’s taking his pitch on the road and recently spoke at the…
China hacked our mobile carriers. So why is the Pentagon still buying from them?
A freshly belligerent China is flexing its muscles in ways not seen since the USSR during the Cold War, forging a new illiberal alliance with Russia and North…
Forst: GSA is the ‘engine room’ that runs government
Ed Forst never served in the Navy, but the metaphor he uses to describe the role the General Services Administration would make any admiral proud. Forst, who has…
Matchmaking Managers and Employees
Should the hiring decision-maker consider the most common personality and work style in a team of employees when selecting their new manager? The post Matchmaking Managers and Employees…
Army to update its software directive, pursue new funding category for software
The Army is updating its software directive and scrapping its existing policy on software funding that has routinely hindered software projects across the service. Michael Obadal, the service’s…