Gauge by the numbers
The GAUGE report captures responses from the government contracting community annually between January and July. The variety of responses spans a broad array of company sizes, titles, roles, and types.
Pressures impacting the GovCon industry:
- Cybersecurity/ESG regulations
- Federal budget tightening
- Geopolitical impacts
- Grant and contract spending
- M&A buyers market
- Macroeconomics
- One Big Beautiful Bill
- Procurement protest/battles
- Regulatory uncertainty/battles
- Remote and hybrid working
- Resource management
- Securing and maintaining talent
- SMB contracting concerns
- Technology and software implementations
Benchmarking smarter growth
We surveyed more than 1,200 government contractors to explore the evolving challenges, priorities, and opportunities shaping the GovCon landscape — from procurement slowdowns and regulatory pressures to the growing importance of AI, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making — all through this year’s theme, “In It to Win It: Outthink, Outbid, Outlast,” which highlights what it takes to compete and win in today’s environment.
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