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ChatGPT vs Govafy - who wins? By Abraham Xiong | Founder, Govafy | March 2026 There's a question I keep hearing from government contractors: "Can I just use ChatGPT to write my proposals?" It's a fair question. ChatGPT is powerful. It's fast. It's everywhere. Over 90,000 government employees across 3,500 agencies are already using it for daily tasks. And if you've ever pasted an RFP into ChatGPT and gotten something back that looked halfway decent, you probably thought — why

The Forward-Deployed Principle That Palantir Used to Build a Billion Dollar GovCon Empire In 2003, Palantir Technologies made a decision that would generate billions in contracts: instead of simply selling software and walking away, they would send their best engineers directly to customer sites—sometimes into combat zones—to ensure their solutions actually worked. They called these engineers "Forward Deployed Software Engineers"  (FDSEs). The results? A $178.4 million TITAN

If you’ve been in government contracting long enough, you already know the truth about past performance: It’s one of the biggest gatekeepers in federal acquisition. Not because the idea is wrong—past performance should  matter—but because the way it’s been applied for years has made it painfully hard for new, small, and innovative contractors to break through. And now Congress is actively changing that system. Over the last several NDAA cycles (FY2021 through FY2026), we’ve s

I've been working in government contracting for over a decade, and I've never seen anything quite like what's happening right now. We've all lived through changes before—when everything moved online, when we had to learn new procurement systems—but this AI thing? It's different. It's bigger. And honestly, it's a little terrifying. But here's what I've learned after spending the last two years researching and using AI, this isn't really about AI taking our jobs. It's about our

ATLANTA, GA  – After a distinguished 15-year tenure leading the Government Contractors Association (GCA), assisting over 16,000 organizations, and helping drive more than $2 billion in contract awards, Abraham Xiong has announced his retirement from leading GCA. Effective immediately, GCA and the GovCon.Community  will merge with the GovConAlliance.com . This strategic consolidation ensures that members will continue to receive world-class support under the new stewardship of

AND YOU GET TO SHAPE IT Be one of the first 100 Alpha Users. Here's the reality: AI is going to fundamentally change how we work in government contracting. The question isn't whether this transformation will happen—it's who gets to influence how it unfolds. I'm building Govafy.com —an AI-Powered platform for government contractors, consultants, capture and proposal teams. I'm looking for 100 people to help shape it from the ground up. Not as passive users, but as active co-cr