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How contractors can navigate the Trump era

David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, offers strategic advice for companies to consider as the federal landscape undergoes rapid transformation.

The beating heart of small business: An ominous threat grows louder

Small businesses are suffering under contract cuts driven by the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, writes Lisa Shea Mundt of the Pulse of GovCon.

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Full faith and credit crisis: The true costs of unpaid government invoices

How the administration’s payment freeze threatens many government contractors and could disrupt the entire federal marketplace.

Democrats move to defend CHIPS following Trump’s calls for its removal

Following President Trump’s congressional address lambasting the landmark Biden administration bill, Democrats sounded off on Monday in its defense. 

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to freeze USAID payments

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices require the administration to honor existing aid and contracts obligations while the legal battle continues.

Some cancelled VA contracts disappear from ‘Wall of Receipts’ as more cuts loom

Despite inconsistencies, veteran-owned businesses are bearing the brunt of the DOGE-driven eliminations at the Veterans Affairs Department.

VA targets 585 ‘non-mission critical’ contracts for elimination

The Veterans Affairs Department claims $900 million in savings and that the cuts will not impact health care, benefits or services.

COMMENTARY: The chainsaw approach to cutting government promises more damage than results

The new GovCon oversight strategy seems to go like this: Make big, broad accusations of wrongdoing and then watch your targets squirm.

IBM contract for overseas cyber assistance canned amid USAID shutdown

The foreign aid agency — a prime target of President Donald Trump’s agenda to eliminate perceived government waste — declared cybersecurity an economic development issue in 2021.

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Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

DOGE slashes reported value of cancelled Leidos contract

The Elon Musk-led group quietly drops the figure from $1 billion to much less than $1 million and is no longer disclosing any actual savings.