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Stephanie Hagan is the Training and Communications Manager for Winvale. Stephanie grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and earned her Bachelor's of Arts in Journalism and Rhetoric/Communications from the University of Richmond.
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Stephanie Hagan
January 24th, 2025
In his first day as President of the U.S., Trump wasted no time—he signed 12 Executive Orders (EOs), one of them placing a hiring freeze on the federal civilian workforce. This is not a first time a hiring freeze has been instituted, and not the first under Trump either. Many federal employees as well as federal contractors are wondering what this means for the future of the federal workforce. In this blog, we’ll discuss the current freeze, what we’ve seen in past hiring freezes, and ways this could impact the world of government contracting.
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Stephanie Hagan
January 23rd, 2025
When we use the word DOGE, we aren’t talking about the cryptocurrency named after a meme. We’re talking about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is going to take the place of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), a team of tech and design consultants in the White House. Led by Elon Musk, the purpose of DOGE is to streamline federal government by reducing inefficiencies, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies. Since this initiative will affect spending, it’ll inevitably affect the public sector world. President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) his first day in office establishing DOGE as part of the Executive Office, so let’s talk about DOGE and what changes it could bring to government contractors.
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Government Business Development | Government
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Stephanie Hagan
January 20th, 2025
Today marks the inauguration of President Trump, bringing a new party and new administration with it. Many federal contractors, especially those in the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program, are wondering how this will impact government spending. We published a blog recently on how we think the new Trump administration will impact federal spending overall, and in this blog, we’ll cover what changes we may see in the MAS program specifically.
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Stephanie Hagan
January 13th, 2025
The government contracting landscape is full of acronyms. As a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor ourselves, we know this new terminology can be a lot to make sense of, especially if you are going through the MAS acquisition process at the same time. However, with some time and dedication, you can start unravel the meaning behind these acronyms.
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Stephanie Hagan
January 10th, 2025
Immediately after the release of Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh #23, GSA announced Refresh #24 which is expected to come out in January. Solicitation Refresh #24 includes updates that were removed from #23 along with some other changes to the overall Solicitation as well as specific Large Categories. Let’s review what we expect to see in this Refresh and how it may impact you as a GSA Schedule contractor.
Government Business Development
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Stephanie Hagan
January 8th, 2025
I think it goes without saying that once you are awarded your GSA Schedule, your goal is to become a successful GSA contractor. But how do you make sure you are taking advantage of all GSA’s tools and effectively marketing yourself to the government? Government marketing is not the same as commercial marketing, so the landscape may be all new to you.
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