If you’ve been in the GovCon world for more than a minute, you know the drill: a new Executive Order drops, and suddenly the "way we’ve always done it" becomes a compliance landmine. On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed EO 14398, "Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors." Unlike some administrative shifts that offer a long grace period, this one is moving fast. By April 25, a mandatory compliance clause will be inserted into all new federal contracts and solicitations. Here...

If you’ve been in the GovCon world long enough, you know the feeling of the ground shifting just as you’ve finally planted your feet. You spent years getting your systems compliant, your past performance locked in, and your WOSB status sorted. Then 2026 hits, and suddenly the rules of the game feel like they’re being rewritten in real-time. Between the "DEI Discrimination" Executive Order issued on March 26 and the final death of self-certification, many women-owned firms are wondering if...

You didn’t plan to run your business out of spreadsheets. They just showed up. One to track indirect rates because QuickBooks couldn’t. Another to reconcile billing because the numbers didn’t quite line up. A third because leadership needed a report now , not after month-end close. None of that means you’re doing anything wrong. It usually means you’re growing. But in government contracting, growth has a habit of exposing system gaps long before it exposes people gaps. And when those gaps get...