Small Business, Big Impact | All About the Base

February 17, 2026 • 9:00 – 9:20 am EST

This episode of All About the Base, a video series examining the key industrial base topics of the day, explores government programs and incentives that drive small business work with Federal government agencies, including the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR). SBIR can provide dual-use and emerging technology companies with R&D funding and an easier path to selling to the federal government. Jerry McGinn, host of All About the Base and director of the Center for the Industrial Base, and the Honorable Emily Murphy, former administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration, discuss small business policies and incentives in the Trump Administration and the gap that exists in tracking the performance of small business programs like SBIR. 

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Contact Information

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Emily Murphy
Former Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and Founder and CEO of Government Procurement Strategies
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Jerry McGinn
Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department