45-Day Relationship Reset: Immediate Steps for Contractors Navigating the New Administration

By Jennipher Rosecrans, Co-CEO, Morgan Business Consulting (MBC)

The recent presidential transition has triggered a cascade of leadership changes across federal agencies, presenting immediate challenges for government contractors. Federal contractors are facing cancellations across the board, with legally required notices coming from 13 companies and nearly 2,500 people losing jobs in Virginia and Maryland alone.

Unlike past transitions, however, today’s challenges are compounded by unprecedented turnover among career officials—General Schedule (GS)-14s, GS-15s, and Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders—who have historically provided continuity across administrations. These departures, accelerated by the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) restructuring initiatives and early retirement incentives, have left contractors navigating an agency landscape where many longstanding points of contact no longer exist. The result is a more f luid federal environment, where even established partnerships require active renewal and recalibration.

If you’re finding your carefully cultivated agency relationships suddenly disrupted, you’re not alone. The magnitude of current organizational flux has created relationship voids that demand immediate attention and decisive action. The reactive mindset of previous transitions won’t meet the demands of today’s dynamic environment.

This article provides a 45-day action plan to help contractors rebuild disrupted agency relationships and position themselves for success in rapidly changing federal landscape.

Read the entire article in the Summer 2025 edition of Service Contractor magazine.
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