SmallGovCon Week in Review: February 16-20, 2026

Happy Friday! After a stretch of surprisingly mild winter days, that brisk north wind rolled in yesterday and reminded us that it’s still February. Brrr! We were crossing our fingers that the groundhog’s prediction wouldn’t hold up this year and that spring would make an early appearance. Judging by today’s chill, though, it seems he may have been correct after all.

We hope your week has been a productive one and that you’re keeping cozy in your corner of the community. Take a moment to relax and enjoy the articles we’ve gathered for you below, including updates on the partial shutdown, a defense of the 8(a) Program, and DoD procurement overhauls. Have a great weekend.

• Stopgap funding measures cause delays, increased costs, administrative burden across DoD
• Time for the eBuy wall to come down, once and for all
• How a DHS shutdown affects different components and employees
• Chief gives Congressional testimony in defense of SBA 8(a) program
• OPM Directs Agencies to Proceed with Repudiating Union Contracts Amid Court Battles
• Fiscal uncertainty, payment delays renew pressure on contractors at DHS, State
• Alaska Native Corporations push back as Pentagon targets 8(a) program
• DOGE Reports 273 Contracts Worth $5.1B Terminated in 4 Weeks
• Defense Dept working with industry to overhaul acquisition process
• VA secretary reflects on Year 1: What he’s learned, what’s changing and what’s next
• Five companies protest exclusion from NASA’s $60B SEWP VI competition

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