August 2025 Update

August 2025 Update

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of Summer. Vacations are over. Kids are back at school. Summer projects are wrapped up (we hope). The week after Labor Day is often when we look up and realize all the stuff we wanted to get done this calendar year…now needs to get...
August 2025 Update

July 2025 Update

The uncertainty continues…     To borrow a concept I learned from a Navy SEAL – we are in a VUCA environment. “VUCA” is Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. In Special Operations parlance, the idea is that Navy SEALs need to be able to operate...
August 2025 Update

June 2025 Update

The Word of the Year for 2025 could be ‘uncertainty’. Between the FAR, the economy, the politics, the weather, and the global conflicts, there is a general sense of angst about what would/will/could/should/might/may happen. All this uncertainty can be exhausting. The...
August 2025 Update

May 2025 Update

In last month’s wire, I mentioned that the volatility in GovCon was starting to settle down a bit…“just a bit”. It looks like I spoke too soon. Not only is the volatility in the economy ramped back up again, but now how the FAR Overhaul has officially begun. The OFPP...
August 2025 Update

April 2025 Update

As we roll through the 2nd quarter of FY2025, we’re starting to see some of the volatility in GovCon settle down a bit…just a bit though. Some agencies are still in turmoil, the economy as a whole is roiling, and we’re all looking for a clear path ahead. Spoiler...
August 2025 Update

March 2025 Update

Government contracting is going through a refresh cycle. That means we all see a lot of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. History buffs may recognize this as “VUCA” (pronounced voo-ka) from the US Army War College in the late 80s. Anyway, there is...