Good information in this article about what to expect in 2026, some of which included the following:

• The shutdown revealed a market already in transition.
• 2026 brings faster decision cycles, higher expectations, and fiercer competition.
• Contractor advantage now depends on speed, senior access, mission alignment, and provable impact.
• Mission-critical priorities are intensifying across cyber, AI, autonomy, CX, space, munitions, and SLG modernization.
• Decision authority has consolidated with fewer leaders making faster, higher-stakes calls.
• Defense and global markets are accelerating more quickly than the domestic federal market.
• SLG remains a stable, innovation-forward market.
• Contractors who move boldly in the next six months will define the next decade.

With 2025 setting the stage for an overall market reset, it will be very interesting to see where things will be at this time next year.

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