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While often touted as a source for innovation, most small defense contractors are involved in relatively mundane work for the military, a report released July 9 said. And for small businesses that are involved in developing innovative technologies, there is a lack of evidence that they are effective, according to the “2025 Government Contracting Trends and Performance Index,” produced by the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.

The Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting research team at George Mason University’s Costello College of Business has issued an inaugural index that analyzes the federal contracting industrial base’s current structure, GovCon trends and GovCon firms’ financial performance.

Larry Allen, the General Services Administrator's chief acquisition officer, says regulatory changes must be paired with leadership support for innovation.

Kevin Rhodes, a senior advisor at OMB, said the team rewriting the FAR will be transparent and consider all comments as they slim down the 2,000 page document.

In the name of cutbacks some federal contracts have been eliminated, so you may be wondering whether Uncle Sam is still a good customer.

U.S. lawmakers worry the defense-industrial base isn't optimized for rapid mobilization in high-intensity conflicts with major powers.

Senator Deb Fisher's announcement on March 6, 2025 hearing on the Defense Protection Act (DPA). Among Jerry McGinn's responses to Sen. Fishers questions include best use of DPA.

In an Armed Services hearing, Senator questions witnesses that autopilot funding from continuing resolutions handicaps military capabilities

Executive Director Jerry McGinn recently weighed in on last week’s White House EO aiming to modernize the defense acquisition process. He shared with DefenseOne that the Trump Administration is on the right track but does not go far enough in detailing follow-on production, scale, and sustainment.

"This, plus CCA, plus whatever becomes of Replicator, I think, all need to be part of the same conversation," Jerry McGinn, the executive director of the George Mason University Baroni Center for Government Contracting, told Axios.