Computer System Design Services NAICS 541512

Nov 3, 2025 - Shutdown Costs Federal Government Contractors Billions

• Government contractors, including some computer system design services, are looking for guidance during the federal government shutdown, according to the Federal News Network. The shutdown has cost government contractors $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. Contractors are seeing delays, waiting on payments, and watching Capitol Hill for signs of a continuing resolution or a longer-term agreement. Workers deemed essential by federal agencies will continue to work without pay until Congress acts, according to Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, but contractors aren’t guaranteed back pay once a shutdown ends, leaving both employees and firms vulnerable.
• President Trump issued a cybersecurity Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity”, that clears some of the regulatory overhang from Biden Administration cybersecurity policies by streamlining updates on security of software, federal communications, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), and artificial intelligence (AI) for federal agencies, according to the Wiley law firm. The order identifies China as the biggest threat to U.S. cybersecurity and outlines measures where the government will enhance secure technology practices. The order also frames AI advances as being driven by private sector innovation, provides for greater agency adoption of AI, and incorporates AI vulnerabilities into interagency coordination on vulnerability management.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) is struggling with capacity constraints in its data centers, restricting the cloud division's growth as AI demand surges, CEO Andy Jassy said. Rival Microsoft has also said that its cloud sales growth was hurt because it didn’t have enough data centers to handle demand for its AI products. AWS CEO Jassy said that limited AI chip supply and power capacity are affecting the ability of Amazon Web Services to bring new data centers online.
• Computer system design service 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 system design 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 system design service industry sales are forecast to grow at a 2.12% compounded annual rate from 2025 to 2029, slower than the growth of the overall economy, according to Inforum and the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc.