The market for professional services at civilian agencies is growing for the first time since the start of the second Trump administration, according to Bloomberg Government analysis of procurement data.
Fiscal 2026 spending in the market has reached $18.7 billion, which is within half a percentage point of fiscal 2025’s level this far through the year.
Quarter-to-quarter comparisons show agencies having spent one-third less in fiscal 2026 Q1 than in fiscal 2025 Q1, which was during the Biden administration. For Q2 — which was split between the two White House administrations in 2025 — fiscal 2026 saw a 44% increase ...
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