Top 100
42 companies from the 2016 Top 100 are gone. What happened to them?
A decade of mergers, divestitures and shifting priorities has reshaped the federal market. The next 10 years may be just as turbulent.
Top 100
The 2026 Top 100 shows a market that bent, but did not break
Prime contract value dipped just 1.2% despite DOGE cuts and government layoffs, but the defense-civilian divided is widening.
Contracts
Army small business office pulls the plug on LinkedIn posts
The office directs followers to its website, but critics say the move cuts off a key connection to the defense industrial base.
Opinion
Army blacks out large portions of $50 billion strategy
The MAPS vehicle consolidates two major Army contracts for IT and professional services, but much of the strategy remains a mystery because of heavy redactions.
Opinion
OPINION: Federal equity investments raise troubling questions about picking winners and losers
From L3Harris Technologies to Intel, the Trump administration is taking stakes in defense companies with little transparency and no clear conflict-of-interest safeguards.
Opinion
Slapping ‘commercial’ on a contract does not make it so
A new Air Force sources sought notice on supporting nuclear missiles highlights gaps between rhetoric and reality.
Opinion
DOGE was government contracting's biggest story of 2025 — and it's not close
Contract cancellations, exaggerated savings claims and consulting contract reviews dominated our most-read stories of the year.
Contracts
Small businesses face upheaval under the acquisition overhaul and agency cuts
Changes to the 8(a) program and decimated support offices leave contractors with fewer resources and protections.
Contracts
Why contractors should look past DHS’ reconciliation buys
The operational tails of border technology, cutter ships and workforce expansion offers more enduring opportunities.
Contracts
What companies get wrong about selling to DHS
Beth Cappello, a former Homeland Security Department deputy chief information officer, told our Power Breakfast audience who they should really be talking to and how to craft proposals that stand out.
Contracts
Contractors fear retaliation if they try to recover shutdown costs
Legal rights do exist for companies to recoup their losses, but attorneys say fears of Trump administration reprisal loom over industry.
Opinion
These kids should be our role models, not the other way around
What a high school senior night taught me about gratitude, brotherhood and real leadership.
Contracts
OPM releases final solicitation for government-wide HR modernization contract
The 10-year contract opportunity comes months after the Office of Personnel Management canceled a sole-source award to Workday following complaints about a lack of competition.
Contracts
GSA’s FAR Overhaul gives contracting officers new flexibility to use innovative contract types
The latest changes to Part 15 eliminate deviation requirements, allowing contracting officers to structure deals without senior-level approvals.
Companies
Defense services companies face ‘structural issues’ as tech disruptors surge
Artificial intelligence displacement and higher acquisition prices threaten the growth model that has sustained industry leaders for two decades.
Companies
Cherokee Federal acquires HigherEchelon's Salesforce practice
The tribally-owned contractor is looking to bolster its digital modernization capabilities through this purchase.
Companies
Serial entrepreneur Ken Bajaj comes out of retirement to chase AI opportunity set
DigitalNet.ai forms out of a combination of three other companies to deliver a persona-based digital workforce to government agencies.
Companies
Tracking shutdown costs now will determine what you can recover later
Contractors have 30 days after work resumes to file for equitable adjustments, but the accounting and documentation must start now.
Opinion
Rule of two survives FAR overhaul as socioeconomic programs take a back seat
The Federal Acquisition Regulation rewrite keeps in place mandatory requirements for general small business set-asides, while socioeconomic small business programs become discretionary.
Opinion