Significant funding growth in fiscal year 2023 Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, contract awards to the small business sector was announced by Brian McJilton, director of the AFRL Small Business office, during the lab’s first enterprise-wide Small Business Summit, held Nov. 28–30, 2023, at Dayton Tech Town, located in downtown Dayton. The event brought together small business professionals from across AFRL, including its geographically separated locations, the AFMC Small Business office, AFRL and AFMC contracting offices, DOD Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Small Business Administration, and small businesses to share information about their experiences with a goal to attract even more small business opportunities. In his opening remarks, McJilton stated that the AFRL Small Business Office set a record for FY23 with total small business awards reaching $2.12 billion.