2026

Article by: Nicholas Hopkins, Associate Government contract transitions inevitably involve conflicting incentives. The agency wants continuity of quality service. The successor contractor wants to retain experienced and knowledgeable personnel. The incumbent contractor wants to protect its workforce and business interests, and prevent its employees from strengthening a competitor. And the incumbent workers typically want...

Here are there "top 5" stories we are tracking this week: 1. GSA and SBA launch audits of 689 contractors October 21 | GSA GSA announced that it is auditing federal contracts held by 689 firms following their suspension from SBA’s 8(a) program. According to the announcement, the contracts have a collective ceiling of...