Happy Valentine’s Day! Well, our KC Chiefs just couldn’t pull off that third Super Bowl win but it sure was a fun football season, all the same. Looking forward to what might be in store for next season. Now we can start leaning into March Madness, which will be just around the corner! Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day and enjoy the weekend.

Now here’s what’s happening in federal government contracting, including stories about agency restructuring, impacts on federal personnel, and strategies for contractors.

• HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction
• How USAID employees were blocked from making payments
• Industry laying low as DOGE digs into agencies
• Congress seems frozen by the Trump administration bulldozer
• Valadao, Turner introduce bill to end human trafficking in federal contracting
• Indian Affairs chair seeks protection for tribal programs amid policy changes
• Why contractors are fuming at what’s going on at USAID
• GSA ‘losing too many people,’ as leaders pursue cuts to personnel, office space and contracts
• State Department Removes Tesla’s Name From Planned $400M Contract Amid Musk Scrutiny
• Elimination of the Federal Executive Institute – Contract Implications
• IMPCT Group Shares Strategy for Government Contractors & Alaska Native Corporations at National 8(a) Conference
• GSA looks to terminate probationary employees
• Federal judge orders HHS, CDC, FDA to restore webpages, datasets

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