An Interview with Paul Bailey

NOTE: All responses were drafted as of October 13th, 2025, and would not account for new changes thereafter.

Paul Bailey is a partner at Capital Edge Consulting. His 40-plus-year career spans leadership roles with major aerospace and defense (A&D) and architecture and engineering (A&E) contractors, as well as with the “Big 4” accounting firms. Paul’s deep experience with federal procurement rules and regulations has made him one of the most trusted voices in the government contracts industry.

We began our conversation with Paul Bailey, from Capital Edge Consulting, by asking him to share his perspective on what these shifts mean for the federal contracting community and where he believes the biggest challenges and opportunities lie in the months ahead.

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