Small Business News
- SmallGovCon Week in Review; April 20-24, 2026 April 24, 2026Happy Friday! Everything seems a bit more in motion with the longer days of spring, including the feds. It’s been another active week in the federal government contracting world. We’ve included some articles below highlighting what’s been in the news this week. Key stories include a push for more commercial procurement from OMB, and reactions […]Shane McCall
- FAR Updates Trade Agreement Act Thresholds April 22, 2026The The Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and its companion, the Buy American Act (BAA), both set policies for a preference for increased domestic purchases by the federal government and its contractors. However, the TAA is designed as kind of a counterweight to the BAA. The BAA (passed in 1933), “the first of the major domestic content […]Shane McCall
- Webinar Announcement: Joint Ventures & Teaming, April 23, 2026 hosted by El Paso Texas APEX Accelerators April 21, 2026Please join, government contracts attorneys, Nicole Pottroff and John Holtz from Koprince McCall Pottroff, as they explain how to develop, negotiate and administer agreements that are both compliant and effective. The presentations will cover both the key rules (such as flow-downs and ostensible subcontractor affiliation) and best practices for agreements that go beyond the bare minimum legal requirements. Hope you can join us! […]Shane McCall
- SmallGovCon Week in Review: April 13-17, 2026 April 17, 2026Happy Friday! We’re keeping a close watch on the skies lately as we’ve some severe spring storms lately. This time of year can bring some intense weather across Kansas, so things can turn unpredictable quickly. Wherever you are, we hope the weather is kind and that you stay safe. Things can sometime get unpredictable in […]Shane McCall
Government Acquisition News
- The US military wants a fleet of missile-killing laser drones April 24, 2026The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.Jared Keller
- After watchdog slams understaffing, AI to vet Pentagon-backed professors’ China ties April 20, 2026AI’s confusion over the nature of DOD research partnerships may mask real espionage if humans are not the final judge of foreign influence, experts warn.Aliya Sternstein
- ‘Actively shrinking’: Guard generals push Congress for 100 new fighters a year April 17, 2026A total of 22 generals signed a letter to Congress this month calling for multiyear funding to buy between 72 and 100 new fighters per year.Michael Scanlon
- Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX April 16, 2026Last August, a global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network left U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels bobbing off California, halting operations.David Jeans, Reuters