Jon Barker
@govcon-jon.bsky.social
Federal GovCon expert - specializing in pricing
Been in this space since 2000
Focus is Tribal 8(a)s
Jack of all trades
Master of many
Been in this space since 2000
Focus is Tribal 8(a)s
Jack of all trades
Master of many
A little bit of what I’ve been working in the #govcon #pricing space to help companies better price 🎯their next #proposal effort.
Looking for a few beta testers in the next few months. Hit me up if interested.
PTW estimating tool DL
youtu.be/vw-n4YlUxMA
Looking for a few beta testers in the next few months. Hit me up if interested.
PTW estimating tool DL
youtu.be/vw-n4YlUxMA
PTW estimating tool DL
YouTube video by GovCon Jon
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A little bit of what I’ve been working in the #govcon #pricing space to help companies better price 🎯their next #proposal effort.
Looking for a few beta testers in the next few months. Hit me up if interested.
PTW estimating tool DL
youtu.be/vw-n4YlUxMA
Looking for a few beta testers in the next few months. Hit me up if interested.
PTW estimating tool DL
youtu.be/vw-n4YlUxMA
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For someone making $500k per year, because of this threshold, social security doesn’t get $40k…. Someone making a million, $102k, $10m, $1.2M.
Curious what the everyone else thinks of this?
For someone making $500k per year, because of this threshold, social security doesn’t get $40k…. Someone making a million, $102k, $10m, $1.2M.
Curious what the everyone else thinks of this?
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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For someone making $500k per year, because of this threshold, social security doesn’t get $40k…. Someone making a million, $102k, $10m, $1.2M.
Curious what the everyone else thinks of this?
For someone making $500k per year, because of this threshold, social security doesn’t get $40k…. Someone making a million, $102k, $10m, $1.2M.
Curious what the everyone else thinks of this?
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Did you know that there are caps to the 6.2% that W2 workers pay, and the 6.2% that their employers pay; 12.4% if you’re self employed.
That threshold for this year is $176.1k this year, which is almost $22k per person, this year.
Why is there a threshold when the system is so “broke?”
Did you know that there are caps to the 6.2% that W2 workers pay, and the 6.2% that their employers pay; 12.4% if you’re self employed.
That threshold for this year is $176.1k this year, which is almost $22k per person, this year.
Why is there a threshold when the system is so “broke?”
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Did you know that there are caps to the 6.2% that W2 workers pay, and the 6.2% that their employers pay; 12.4% if you’re self employed.
That threshold for this year is $176.1k this year, which is almost $22k per person, this year.
Why is there a threshold when the system is so “broke?”
Did you know that there are caps to the 6.2% that W2 workers pay, and the 6.2% that their employers pay; 12.4% if you’re self employed.
That threshold for this year is $176.1k this year, which is almost $22k per person, this year.
Why is there a threshold when the system is so “broke?”
1/ Ever since I was in college, in the late 90s, I’ve been hearing about how #insolvent #SocialSecurity #taxes will not be sufficient by the time I’m ready to retire, sometime in the 2040s.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
1/ Ever since I was in college, in the late 90s, I’ve been hearing about how #insolvent #SocialSecurity #taxes will not be sufficient by the time I’m ready to retire, sometime in the 2040s.
So I once heard Elon Musk once say that socialism is "GDP as a percentage of Government/Private Sector."
I thought to myself, I'd like to measure that... and so I did.
The areas shaded in red below indicate when government contributions to GDP were greater than the private sector.
I thought to myself, I'd like to measure that... and so I did.
The areas shaded in red below indicate when government contributions to GDP were greater than the private sector.
September 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So I once heard Elon Musk once say that socialism is "GDP as a percentage of Government/Private Sector."
I thought to myself, I'd like to measure that... and so I did.
The areas shaded in red below indicate when government contributions to GDP were greater than the private sector.
I thought to myself, I'd like to measure that... and so I did.
The areas shaded in red below indicate when government contributions to GDP were greater than the private sector.
You can measure the GDP at the local level... total government versus private businesses.
September 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You can measure the GDP at the local level... total government versus private businesses.
🚨Hot off the Bureau of Labor Statistics presses...
You should be using this data to validate your #govcon #proposal #pricing labor escalation.
You can even drill down into a specific sector if you want to be fancy.
www.bls.gov/news.release...
You should be using this data to validate your #govcon #proposal #pricing labor escalation.
You can even drill down into a specific sector if you want to be fancy.
www.bls.gov/news.release...
Employment Cost Index Summary
- 2025 Q01 Results
www.bls.gov
April 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🚨Hot off the Bureau of Labor Statistics presses...
You should be using this data to validate your #govcon #proposal #pricing labor escalation.
You can even drill down into a specific sector if you want to be fancy.
www.bls.gov/news.release...
You should be using this data to validate your #govcon #proposal #pricing labor escalation.
You can even drill down into a specific sector if you want to be fancy.
www.bls.gov/news.release...
My family lost our first dog of 15 years about 6 months ago.
So we decided to get a new pup…
Introducing Banksy “Banks”
Such a joy watching my children play with their new best friend
So we decided to get a new pup…
Introducing Banksy “Banks”
Such a joy watching my children play with their new best friend
April 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My family lost our first dog of 15 years about 6 months ago.
So we decided to get a new pup…
Introducing Banksy “Banks”
Such a joy watching my children play with their new best friend
So we decided to get a new pup…
Introducing Banksy “Banks”
Such a joy watching my children play with their new best friend
Great stuff here by @washingtonhorizon.com about #gsa
GSA to remove 577 vendors from Multiple Award Schedules and eliminate 31 categories in major efficiency drive. Changes target inactive vendors and low-revenue categories, projected to save $15M annually. #GovContractNews #GSASchedules
GSA plans Schedule cuts; nearly 600 contract holders, 31 categories to be eliminated
GSA will remove up to 577 vendors from its Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program within the next six months, a significant step aimed at enhancing efficiency and performance. As reported by Federal…
buff.ly
March 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Great stuff here by @washingtonhorizon.com about #gsa
Big thing things brewing at our 1MC events here in #wilmingtonnc
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Big thing things brewing at our 1MC events here in #wilmingtonnc
There’s something “right” in the world today, WHEN EVERYBODY KNOWS ITS WRONG!
March 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
There’s something “right” in the world today, WHEN EVERYBODY KNOWS ITS WRONG!
Thought I'd share this excellent #govcon #doge tracker from my friends over G2X:
app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
Check it out @mcuban.bsky.social
app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
Check it out @mcuban.bsky.social
G2X | DOGE-Terminated Contracts Tracker
DOGE Terminated Contracts Dashboard - Live list tracking the federal contract terminations under DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency).
app.g2xchange.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thought I'd share this excellent #govcon #doge tracker from my friends over G2X:
app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
Check it out @mcuban.bsky.social
app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
Check it out @mcuban.bsky.social
Important GSA Schedule Refresh 24 deadline approaches! Key changes affect drone suppliers and packaging requirements. #GSACompliance #GovContracts #FederalContracting #DroneTech #Sustainability buff.ly/41IQQOJ
February 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thought I would share this from a #govcon insider as the #doge data reporting is dodgy.
Check it out —->
www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...
Check it out —->
www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...
DOGE claim it saved $8 billion by canceling an $8 million contract raises questions about its ‘wall of receipts’ | CNN Politics
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disclosed for the first time this week a snapshot of some of the government contracts it has canceled, claiming to have saved taxpayers about $55 billio...
www.cnn.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thought I would share this from a #govcon insider as the #doge data reporting is dodgy.
Check it out —->
www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...
Check it out —->
www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...
Always a good reminder...
FOCUS on the things you can control!
FOCUS on the things you can control!
February 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Always a good reminder...
FOCUS on the things you can control!
FOCUS on the things you can control!
Many folks who try to get into #govcon need to know the major tenets of the FAR📚
Those are:
Promote #small business as much as possible
Promote #competition to the maximum extend
I'd argue in the #doge era that the feds are more effiecient than the State and Local, Edu (SLED) market.
Fight me!
Those are:
Promote #small business as much as possible
Promote #competition to the maximum extend
I'd argue in the #doge era that the feds are more effiecient than the State and Local, Edu (SLED) market.
Fight me!
February 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Many folks who try to get into #govcon need to know the major tenets of the FAR📚
Those are:
Promote #small business as much as possible
Promote #competition to the maximum extend
I'd argue in the #doge era that the feds are more effiecient than the State and Local, Edu (SLED) market.
Fight me!
Those are:
Promote #small business as much as possible
Promote #competition to the maximum extend
I'd argue in the #doge era that the feds are more effiecient than the State and Local, Edu (SLED) market.
Fight me!
@mcuban.bsky.social
I’ve been in #govcon this 2000 and using this data for decades.
I’m not certain where the media is getting their data as usaspending isn’t corroborating much of it.
Made this video a few years ago for folks to do their own queries
youtu.be/darU6QzJoM8?...
I’ve been in #govcon this 2000 and using this data for decades.
I’m not certain where the media is getting their data as usaspending isn’t corroborating much of it.
Made this video a few years ago for folks to do their own queries
youtu.be/darU6QzJoM8?...
February 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social
I’ve been in #govcon this 2000 and using this data for decades.
I’m not certain where the media is getting their data as usaspending isn’t corroborating much of it.
Made this video a few years ago for folks to do their own queries
youtu.be/darU6QzJoM8?...
I’ve been in #govcon this 2000 and using this data for decades.
I’m not certain where the media is getting their data as usaspending isn’t corroborating much of it.
Made this video a few years ago for folks to do their own queries
youtu.be/darU6QzJoM8?...
Reposted by Jon Barker
Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
USAspending.gov
usaspending.gov
February 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
A newly formed coalition Alliance for Ingieonous Prosperity(AIP) seeks to safeguard the vital 8(a) business development program that has long been a cornerstone of economic empowerment for small and disadvantaged businesses.
@illuminative.bsky.social
finance.yahoo.com/news/allianc...
@illuminative.bsky.social
finance.yahoo.com/news/allianc...
Alliance for Indigenous Prosperity Launches to Defend SBA 8(a) Program and Advocate for Economic Sovereignty
The Alliance for Indigenous Prosperity (AIP), a new coalition committed to protecting economic opportunities for Tribal Nations and Indigenous enterprises, has officially launched. Formed in response ...
finance.yahoo.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A newly formed coalition Alliance for Ingieonous Prosperity(AIP) seeks to safeguard the vital 8(a) business development program that has long been a cornerstone of economic empowerment for small and disadvantaged businesses.
@illuminative.bsky.social
finance.yahoo.com/news/allianc...
@illuminative.bsky.social
finance.yahoo.com/news/allianc...