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Government contract performance does not pause for the holidays unless the contract says it does. Delivery dates and periods of performance run on the contract's terms, while the government's own eleven federal holidays close offices, slow approvals, and stretch response times. This year adds a second variable: federal funding is only secured through December 11, 2026, a date that falls inside the same stretch. The contract still decides what's owed, but funding status now decides whether the office answering the phone is open at all.

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Contractors can get involved in Four Corners flood recovery by contacting the local, state, and tribal buyers repairing flood-damaged homes, roads, bridges, and wastewater systems across northwest New Mexico, southwest Colorado, southeast Utah, and northeastern Arizona. Federal approval was still pending as of October 26, 2026, so confirm who is paying and keep your System for Award Management (SAM) registration active.

US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) President Eric Knellinger presented a seminar on business development in government contracting at Natural Disasters Expo USA in Houston, and Built America Magazine featured an interview with him on pages 40 through 47. Both the seminar and the interview come back to one question. How do small businesses get ready for federal work before a disaster happens, not after?

US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) has been recognized by the Editorial Board of Gov Business Review as Federal Contracting Services of the Year 2026. The recognition is dated August 2026, and it’s an editorial acknowledgment of the work our team does helping businesses register, get positioned, and compete for federal contracts, whether that’s a company’s first System for Award Management (SAM) registration or a strategy that plays out over several years.

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May's Small Business Month, anchored by National Small Business Week on May 3 through 9, spotlighted free resources that remain available all year, from SBA training to no-cost counseling networks. The months that follow are when event connections either become pipeline or fade, which makes now the time to revisit those resources, follow up with the people you met, and plan your fall networking calendar.

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Labor Day honors the contributions of American workers, and that includes the federal contractors who build, supply, and support the work of government every day. Behind every federal contract is a team of people doing real work, from construction crews and IT specialists to logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare providers. It is a fitting moment to recognize what they accomplish.

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USAID stopped running U.S. foreign disaster response on July 1, 2025. The U.S. Department of State now leads that work through its Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, announced on March 20, 2026. The bureau still responds to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and similar disasters abroad, but with a smaller staff and a narrower focus. Businesses interested in this space should confirm the current agency before reaching out.