A letter from Charmagne Manning, President of The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce. These reports show just how bipartisan this effort has always been—and just how deeply embedded your right to participate in federal contracting is in our laws and regulations. From the Small Business Act of 1953 to the most recent National Defense Authorization Acts, your place in federal procurement has been protected not just by policy—but by statute.

Small Businesses held 60.22% of government contracts terminated by DOGE with a potential multi-year loss of remaining value in the billions.