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The Atlas · FY2026 · Vol. 1, No. 7
May 14
Three Defense IT line items, one quiet 8(a) pattern, and the FedRAMP timeline you actually need
What the FY27 request signals for sub-$50M tech firms, plus a data desk pull worth reading twice.
- LeadFY27 Defense IT — three program elements to watch
- Data Desk12 sole-source awards, one vendor, six months
- ComplianceThe FedRAMP modernization changes nobody's writing about
- From the FieldWhat a CO told us about Phase III letters
- CalendarEight Industry Days worth your time in the next 30 days
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The Atlas · FY2026 · Vol. 1, No. 6
May 12
Color of money, decoded — and why your NAICS list is too long
- LeadThe color of money in government contracting
- OpinionEveryone says get more NAICS codes. They're wrong.
- SBIRPhase III is a sole-source authority, not a separate program
The Atlas · FY2026 · Vol. 1, No. 5
May 7
DOGE, continuing resolutions, and the contracts that are actually moving
- LeadWhat DOGE actually changed at the program-office level
- ProcurementThree IDIQs still cutting awards through the CR
- Data DeskAward velocity by agency, last 90 days