Hello, SmallGovCon readers! It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another Week in Review.

SmallGovCon attorney-author Gregory Weber recently traveled to Oklahoma City this week to attend the ICBS Conference Accelerating Success in Contracting, where he gave a presentation on one of our most requested topics—Legal Updates. A big thank you to the Oklahoma APEX for hosting this event and to everyone who stopped by to connect with Greg!

In other news, SmallGovCon contributor and attorney Annie Birney was recently quoted in a Washington Technology article (see list below) discussing the risks of using AI to draft bid protests—and why that’s not the best route. As always, if you’re facing a bid protest or need legal assistance on a federal government contracting matter, our team is here to help.

Below, we’ve rounded up some insightful articles on the government shutdown and other key issues in federal contracting. Have a great weekend!

• Army secretary tees up acquisition reforms amid ‘unprecedented’ top cover from Trump administration
• Think AI can write your company’s bid protest? Think again.
• Shutdown news for federal contractors: A new bill and a new rule
• Rethinking Government Procurement: Balancing Speed, Innovation, and Risk
• Pentagon contractor charged with unlawful retention of classified information
• Vendors starting to take shutdown-related austerity measures
• Shutdown warnings turned into partisan messaging after ethics rules failed to hold the line
• Whitehouse: ENSURING CONTINUED ACCOUNTABILITY IN FEDERAL HIRING
• Federal Small Business Support Offices Undergo Major Restructuring as Treasury OSDBU to Close
• Escaping pilot purgatory: 3 infrastructure essentials for operational agentic AI