SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 8-12, 2025

It’s time for another edition of the SmallGovCon week in review. We hope that all of our readers had a productive week. For many (myself included), this week is the time for holiday concerts and performances, including the fabled Nutcracker performance. The Lawrence Arts Center does a Kansas-themed performance that is well-loved by all who watch. There is a grand holiday party and then a dream sequence that takes up the latter part of the ballet. I imagine some 8(a) contractors are wishing the current actions taken against were also part of a dream sequence. Alas, they are not and those businesses should do their best to respond to all 8(a) inquiries as much as they can.

This week saw some big updates on the 8(a) front, with both SBA and Congress putting pressure on 8(a) contractors, as well as additional calls for centralization and shared services.

• FAR: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Buy American, Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry
• GSA’s next-generation contract vehicle is expanding and small businesses need to pay attention
• SBA audit, lawsuit puts 8(a) program deeper in cross-hairs
• Centralization is back in vogue, but is it the right model for government shared services?
• Trump’s government management vision centers on elimination, accountability
• Ernst Calls for Complete Halt and Full Audit of Fraud-Filled Contracting Program
• He Spent Funds Meant for Native Hawaiians on Polo and Porsches. The Federal Government Failed to Stop Him
• GAO: Financial Management Shared Services: Progress and Identified Challenges
• Here are key acquisition reforms dropped from the 2026 NDAA
• Senior Manager for Government Contractor Charged in Cybersecurity Fraud Scheme
• Unpacking the Pentagon’s New Requirements Memo
• CISA looks for ‘deep engagement’ with innovators via new platform
• Elon Musk says DOGE was only ‘somewhat successful’ and he wouldn’t do it again

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