Benchmark Your Government Contracting Performance with 2023 Clarity Survey Results

The 2023 Deltek Clarity Government Contracting Industry Report is the most comprehensive resource to advance competitive positioning for government contractors. Download the report to see how your peers and high-performers are managing and overcoming the challenges facing government contractors today and into the future.

What's Inside:
For 14 years, Deltek has conducted the industry’s leading annual survey of government contractors. The results of the 2023 Clarity study are informed by more than 700 government contractors who shared their insights on the overall state of the market and how they are overcoming current challenges. In addition to key questions about current market conditions, respondents were also asked to comment on challenges in key functional business areas that include:

• Business Development
• Project & Risk Management
• Finance & Financial Compliance
• Manufacturing
• Contract Management & Procurement
• Human Capital Management
• Information Technology & Security

Sample Key Findings:

Growing Concerns Over Rising Labor Costs
While the labor market continues to favor job-seekers, labor costs are seen as the most significant driver impacting companies' business. 


Cybersecurity Tops IT Concerns
IT respondents plan to address this concern through modernizing infrastructure and hiring more IT staff. 


Small Businesses Encouraged By Friendly Regulations
Small business survey respondents were encouraged by the increased focus to award more contracts to small businesses and see this as having a positive impact in the coming year. 

From Your Peers:

See what your peers had to say about navigating current government contracting market conditions, such as:

“If you don't have pipeline that is three times your sales target, you're not going to hit your target.”

"Improving processes is a way to cost control - and it's not even a cost you see. It's a soft cost. It reduces redundancy, disjointed workflows and archaic ways of working."