Computer Facilities Management Services NAICS 541513

Nov 13, 2025 - Shutdown Cost Federal Government Contractors Billions

• President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution that funds the federal government through January. Some funding could be restored within hours of the signing while restoration of other funding could take longer, according to the New York Times. The shutdown cost government contractors including computer facilities management services $12 billion through the end of October, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. Government funding expired on September 30 because lawmakers could not agree on a federal budget, even on a short-term basis. September usually brings a rush of year-end contract obligations but not this year, according to the Federal News Network. Contractors may still see project delays and wait on payments during the funding resolution process. Workers deemed essential by federal agencies worked without pay until Congress acted but contractors aren’t guaranteed back pay for work done during the shutdown, according to Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. Congress must enact interim or full-year funding appropriations for agencies and programs whose continued operation depends on annual appropriation acts. When Congress fails to enact interim or full-year appropriations, it may enact short-term measures known as continuing resolutions to keep the government funded for a few days, weeks, or months at previous levels until final budgeting decisions are made.
• Browser AI Agents, automated tools that interact with the web on behalf of users, have become a major blind spot in cybersecurity defenses, according to SquareX. Browser AI Agents are more likely to fall prey to cyberattacks than people, challenging the long-standing belief that human error is the weakest link in the technology chain, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm. Unlike staff who undergo regular cybersecurity training, agents cannot recognize “suspicious URLs, excessive permission requests, or unusual website designs,” the company says.

• Government-approved cloud services have taken the lead over on-premises data centers for critical computing workloads at federal agencies, according to a survey of federal IT officials by government technology news site FedScoop. The volume of critical computing workloads operating on government-dedicated cloud services grew faster since mid-2020, according to nearly half (47%) of survey respondents, compared to workloads run in agency-owned/operated data centers (28%). And nearly twice as many respondents (56%) are looking at government-approved cloud platforms to increase hardware capacity over the next three years compared to agency-owned/operated data centers (33%). Agencies continue to view government-approved clouds as offering greater operational advantages. But advances in server performance, economy, and security control make upgrading agency data centers viable for certain computing workloads.
• Computer facilities management industry employment and average wages for nonsupervisory employees decreased slightly during the first seven months of 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Revenue for computer facilities management services increased 5.1% year over year and 2.3% quarter over quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the US Census Bureau. Computer facilities management service industry sales are forecast to grow at a 4.35% compounded annual rate from 2024 to 2028, faster than the growth of the overall economy, according to Inforum and the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc.