Information shared at the link below from the SBA about small business awards in FY24 – a $4.6B increase over FY23 and $29B increase from FY21. Some other nuggets of information include: Despite these positive numbers, it continues to be a challenging environment for small companies as there is a lot of competition and gaining…

When you track industry news and see the number of bid protests out there, at least for me, it seems like there are more out there now than in the past. If you look at the data in the report in the link below, the number of protests were actually decreasing until FY2023 when they…

If you read the article at the link below, you can come away with a few different perspectives. One is that there was improvement that hopefully results in a better experience for citizens and the other would be a big question – why are we not doing better overall and why are there so many…

Great article shared via OrangeSlices at the link below about how a new SBA regulation effective in 2026 may impact small business M&A activity. It is a great summary of the complex situation that will emerge – in a nutshell, if your business has a high number of set aside contracts and an acquiring company…

In the continued spirit of looking ahead to what we may see in 2025, I came across this interesting article that reminded me more of my time in the private sector. However, over the last year it was exciting to see so many CX focused efforts getting the spotlight in GovCon. I expect this will…