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Small Business Contracting Dropped in 2025. Unless You Were an 8(a).
GovCon Intelligence – Amid the full-scale audit of their program, there’s a bright spot for 8(a) contractors. The Federal government set a new record for spending in the 8(a) program in 2025, according to the latest SAM.gov data. In fact, SAM.gov currently reports that 8(a) spending was up 80%. All other small-business contractors have reasons to worry, though. Spending with small businesses outside the 8(a) program went down. It was the first such decrease in a decade.