We’re heading to Huntsville, Alabama for the Space and Missile Defense (SMD) Symposium on August 11–13, 2026 at the Von Braun Center. If you’re attending, we’d love to connect while we're on the floor. Why We're There For us, events like the SMD Symposium are all about staying grounded in the GovCon community. We're showing up to listen—to hear the real stories, emerging opportunities, and daily pain points from the companies on the frontlines of defense innovation. Every contractor’s growth...

If you’ve spent any time working through a federal proposal or sitting down with a Contracting Officer, you know the rhythm. You open up the FAR, map out your compliance checklist, and ensure every single "identifiable task" is line-itemed perfectly. It's tedious, but it’s the sandbox we’ve all lived in for decades. That sandbox is changing. On June 23, 2026, the FAR Council officially pushed the "Revolutionary FAR Overhaul" (RFO) into the formal rulemaking phase, publishing its first four...

If you spend any time on the ground talking to small government contractors right now, you can feel a distinct shift in the room. The conversation has moved away from the standard, predictable playbook of steady scaling. Instead, there is a tangible tension in the air. For the first time in a while, owners are openly talking about the friction of having to quickly lean down – in some cases, watching peers split their staff in half just to protect their margins against sudden agency budget...