GovCon Intelligence

From the Front Lines: Bid Protests and Beyond (with Scott Flesch)

I sat down last week with Scott Flesch, probably the most experienced bid-protest lawyer ever.

May 12 • Sam Le

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8(a) firms dip below 3,400--plus an important SBIR case

A recording from Sam Le's live video

May 1 • Sam Le

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49:19

April 2026

AI Legal Risks and the Anti-DEI Executive Order

On location from the NCMBC Construction Summit in Wilmington, N.C.

Apr 21 • Sam Le

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36:37

8(a) sole sources have cratered

Awards are shifting to broader small-business competitions

Apr 9 • Sam Le

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March 2026

The Anti-DEI Executive Order collides with Virginia's SWaM bill

The White House EO makes compliance "material" to contract payments, with agency adoption in 30 days

Mar 30 • Sam Le

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Update on 8(a) suspensions, new cases on disadvantage, and policy predictions

Watch now | A recording from Sam Le's live video

Mar 26 • Sam Le

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41:24

How the Supreme Court changed GovCon (with Jayna Rust)

Plus estate planning for contractors

Mar 19 • Sam Le

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30:44

When the numbers don't add up

How new Scorecard math and AI glitches are squeezing 8(a) firms

Mar 10 • Sam Le

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What's next for GovCon M&A (with Damien Specht)

Plus details of SBIR reauthorization and what smalls get wrong when they go to sell

Mar 6 • Sam Le

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48:42

February 2026

SBA preps “Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Reforms”

A live video from SAME Mid-Atlantic in Virginia Beach

Feb 25 • Sam Le

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18:45

AI, GovCon, and the Perils of Speed (with Jessica Tillipman)

How Buying Blind leads to corruption risk

Feb 20 • Sam Le

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1:03:28

How large businesses get small-business contracts

The FAR Overhaul's simplified recertification rule opens the door to abuse

Feb 12 • Sam Le

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