The proposed rules would collapse nearly 1,000 size standards into 338 and shift many industries to headcount. You have until Sept. 21 to make your voice heard, writes attorney Ray Jones of Spencer Fane.
Recompetes and on-contract growth make up most of what GovCon companies pursue, but the people who hear the earliest signals report to the COO, not the CGO. Here's how to close the gap, writes growth expert Nic Coppings.
The market will adapt to change but there is too much uncertainty and confusion about the direction and pace of that change, writes Stan Soloway, former president of the Professional Services Council.
A $450M bid protest over an alleged AI hallucination is a preview of what's coming for every agency using AI in source selection, writes David Smalley with defense AI firm Seekr.
SBA’s proposed size-standard overhaul might help growing firm but it raises hard questions about competition, the mid-tier, and how to define small, writes Kristina Messner, CEO of Messner Media Group.
Artificial intelligence is accelerating engineering, but America’s long-term advantage will depend on how effectively government and industry connect digital innovation, physical testing and engineering expertise into a continuous learning cycle. writes Artie Mabbett, CEO of North Wind.
The Pentagon must build an allocation structure to precede its purchases of artificial intelligence tokens, writes John Mark Suhy, chief technology officer at Greystones Group.
Contractors play a critical role in helping agencies apply artificial intelligence as concerns grow about the data infrastructure underlying it all, writes Katherine Hennessey of Everpure.
Katie Arrington, who led the creation of the Cybersecurity Maturity model Certification, writes that the requirements behind the cyber and supply chain security standard should not change.
House and Senate continuing resolution plans signal appropriators expect to punt full-year Pentagon funding decisions well past the new fiscal year, according to this analysis by Forecast international's Shaun McDougal.
Closing the infrastructure industry's talent gap will determine which projects actually get built over the next decade, writes Brian Jordan, chief growth officer at GISI Consulting Group.
Contractors still have obligations, self-assessments and False Claims Act exposure aren't going anywhere, writes Perry E. Keating, president of Protiviti Government Services.
The Government Accountability Office's review backs up what reporters and other observers were finding all along: overstated savings, undisclosed data problems and a wall that still cannot be trusted.
Matt Jones, CEO at Sigma Defense, explains how a pickleball app epiphany showed him why contractors billing for hours — not outcomes — will not survive what is coming.
Contractors supporting the department’s most sensitive missions still must be prepared to prove their cybersecurity posture, writes Jason Sproesser of Summit 7.
Army Directive 2026-17 shuts down hundreds of official Army social media accounts. For the acquisition community, the loss goes beyond reach because the Army is also giving up its ability to frame its own message, writes acquisition expert Allison Gregory.
The West is winning the numbers game in space but is missing the point. Real resilience depends on autonomy and ground-segment survivability, writes Graeme Ritchie, CEO of Shield Space.
Compressed acquisition timelines are rewarding contractors who invest in customer intelligence months before an opportunity appears. Not the ones who mobilize after it lands, writes growth expert Nic Coppings.
