ASBCA Quarterly Insights and Analysis, 2026 Q2, Government Edition
The quarter the Government's merits win rate fell to its lowest point in eight quarters, and the grounded read on why the headline overstates the problem.
Also available as the Contractor Edition, the same quarter read from the other side of the table.
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About this report
The government-audience cut of the quarterly ASBCA analysis. The Government prevailed on the merits in 5 of 32 decided appeals, a 15.6% rate, but 18 of those 32 dispositions were consent, alternative dispute resolution, or stipulated judgments that the Board records as appellant wins. The report separates the adjudicated record from the settled one before drawing any conclusion about position quality, reads the audit nexus honestly in a quarter that produced only one recorded audit type, and names every adjudicated procedural win and the claim-file discipline that produced it.
What it gives you
- Government success on the merits with sequential and year-over-year movement
- Why the headline rate reflects settlement posture as much as adjudicated performance
- Audit-nexus read across DCAA, DCMA, and CAS involvement, with small samples flagged
- Every adjudicated procedural win and the claim defect behind it
- Approximate exposure reported with its case counts and never as a defense rate
- Full case appendix covering every decision in the quarter
What is inside
Section by section.
- 01Executive summary for leadership
- 02Key takeaways for the oversight community
- 03Key performance indicators with sequential and year-over-year comparatives
- 04Outcome landscape read from the Government's vantage
- 05Audit-nexus analysis across audit type and oversight involvement
- 06Procedural and jurisdictional wins to preserve
- 07Judge and forum dynamics
- 08Quantum and Government exposure
- 09Contract vehicles and awarding components
- 10Notable decision deep dives
- 11The eight-quarter trend
- 12Recommendations for the audit and oversight community
- 13Watch list and methodology
- 14Case appendix listing every decision analyzed
Who it is for
Contracting officers, DCAA and DCMA staff, Contract Audit Program Managers, program leadership, and agency counsel who need to see how Government positions performed on appeal.
What you receive
- PDF report, 20 pagesGCD-RR-ASBCA-2026Q2-GOV
- Excel data workbook, 11 worksheetsGCD-RR-ASBCA-2026Q2-GOVCoverKPIsTrendDistributionsRates by issueOutcome cross-tabsFunnelAuthoritiesQuantumQuantum (government view)Cases
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Edition
- Period covered
- 2026 Q2
- Published
- July 24, 2026
- Catalog number
- GCD-RR-ASBCA-2026Q2-GOV
Sources and limits
Built from the full text of every ASBCA decision issued in the quarter, analyzed and verified against the source documents. Oversight and litigation-trend intelligence, not legal advice and not official DCAA audit policy.