PSC’s Vision Forecast sees tight budgets, high uncertainty through the next decade

The trade association's annual forecast lands at a time of unprecedented change and disruption in the market, with civilian agencies facing the most budget pressures.

For the past six decades, the Professional Services Council’s Vision Forecast has been a bellwether for trends in the market and its predictions for 2026 come in an environment unlike anything it has seen before.

The trade association held a sneak peak of the findings ahead of the opening of its annual Vision conference this morning (Monday).

In a Nov. 24 briefing with reporters, PSC identified five major forces that are disrupting and reshaping the market:

• Data disruption. For example, many of the agency IT forecasts and dashboards have been dark since March.
• DOGE's impact. The organization may have wound down much of its operations, but its impact will be felt for a long time.
• Government-wide Software-as-a-Service agreements. These are proliferating and ...