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Cherokee Nation Businesses CEO warns of tighter federal contracting market, announces acquisition via Sovereign Capital

5865604 · September 16, 2025
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Chuck Garrett, CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, briefed the council that FY26 budgets will be finalized amid a challenging federal contracting environment and said the business arm recently acquired a D.C.-based consulting firm (MSI) through a Sovereign Capital vehicle to support growth.

Chuck Garrett, CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, told the Tribal Council that leaders are finalizing FY26 budgets amid a subdued federal contracting market and announced a recent acquisition made through a Sovereign Capital investment vehicle.

Garrett said the company is finalizing its FY26 budgets and will present them to the Cherokee Nation Businesses board; he described federal contracting opportunities as reduced, citing personnel churn among federal contracting officers and slower…

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