My concern is that even while higher contracting dollar amounts are flow from the Department of War to small businesses, we're ignoring that. The overall number of small businesses that win contracts is actually shrinking. So what does the shrinking number of contractors say exactly about the health of the defense industrial base? And what makes it less attractive now for small businesses to work with the government than it was five years ago? (01:28–01:33)
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Asserts that fewer small businesses are winning government contracts over time.
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