“The American dream is back,” declared President Donald Trump on Twitter on Monday, alongside a picture of him surrounded by small business leaders. The President describes himself as an ally of small businesses, promising that his moves to reduce regulations will unleash their potential. At the same time, however, the new administration’s moves to cut the spending of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) threaten to harm the many small businesses it purchases services from. If the EPA’s budget is cut,...

Update: POTUS released a budget blueprint, see how our predictions matched the proposal. Scoping out 2017 contracting trends As Donald Trump and his team settle into the White House, the private sector is furiously debating where 2017 federal contracting money will go – and where it will be cut. Federal government spending grows every year, but much of that growth comes from mandatory spending like Social Security and Medicaid. Contractors are paid through discretionary spending – that means when the government...

Update: On August 18, 2017, President Trump officially announced the elevation of CYBERCOM to Unified Combatant Command status.  The U.S. Cyber Command, or CYBERCOM, is opening up a new acquisition office, according to a report by Federal News Radio on January 3, 2017. By hiring procurement experts, the government hopes to speed up CYBERCOM contracting capability to meet cyber operations needs quickly. The move reflects a major expansion of CYBERCOM — from the budget of $75 million per year that...