Happy Halloween! We hope you have the candy purchased and are ready for the trick or treaters.

And speaking of scary things, another week of the government shutdown which is creating a lot of uncertainty about when agreement can be reached. One data point: all shut downs in the past have ended. But these stories illustrate how it has created a ripple effect for federal contractors and government personnel.

Our very own SmallGovCon contributor, Nicole Pottroff, was interviewed about the SBA’s 8(a) Program’s internal review and the importance of compliance. You can read that article in full below. Have a great weekend and enjoy the spooky visitors this evening.

• SBA sends another shot across 8(a) program bow
• The Trump administration’s first Unified Agenda is already reshaping federal regulation
• Yet another way the government shutdown is making things tough for contractors
• Government shutdown puts SBA loans on hold
• OPM bringing protections for data breach victims to an end
• Trump administration’s shutdown layoffs remain on hold, following court ruling
• How the government shutdown impacts construction contracts
• Air Force Issues Solicitation for Potential $400M Construction Contract for Morón Air Base
• PSC Supports SBA’s Proposed Size Standard Increases, Warns Against Future Reductions
• What a government shutdown really does to the industrial base…