2014 budget request points to new opportunities

More shared services, consolidation and cloud computing -- that’s where the Office of Management and Budget expects to find IT savings in 2014. More citizen-facing innovative applications, more mobility for the government, and more cybersecurity -- that’s where the White House will support higher spending.

Booz, InnovaSystems to compete for Navy readiness work

Booz Allen Hamilton and InnovaSystems International will square off over tens of millions in potential task orders under a pair of contracts they have won to support the Navy’s Defense Readiness Support System-Navy.

The two companies will compete for task orders under the contract. The contract ceiling for Booz Allen Hamilton is $65.6 million, and InnovaSystems International has a ceiling of $58.7 million

Logos Technologies wins $50M data analytics contract

Logos Technologies has won a $49.8 million contract with the Air Force to develop and evolve advanced techniques and capabilities for efficient collection, advanced analytics and analysis of multiple sources of large data stores.

Work will take place in Arlington, Va., and is expected to be completed in April 2018.

Funding in the amount of $50,000 will be obligated at the time of the award, but it was not announced if that funding will expire at the end of fiscal 2013.

Is HR your hidden strategic asset?

Is HR your untapped strategic strength?

Over the last couple years I’ve noticed a change in how senior executives talk about people. For years, I felt like a lot of lip service was paid to this topic but not much else.

But that might be changing. More executives are talking to me about people and culture as a business imperative because the market is so tight and competitive.

Critical furlough questions you have to ask your customers

A lot of the conversation in the government market has swirled around questions about sequestration and its impact on contractors. And that’s the problem; there are plenty of questions, but not a lot of real answers.

That’s because the bottom line is, “nobody knows,” said Julian Rosenberg, government contractor advisory practice leader at Grant Thornton. And because nobody knows, Rosenberg’s recommendation to all government contractors is, talk to your contracting officer.

Time to embrace Agile and beyond

Remember the good old days of IT contracting for the federal government? Billion dollar projects over multiple years. Huge cost overruns. Dissatisfied customers. Angry taxpayers. And when the project finally went live, it was already three years out of date.

Not so good old days after all, it seems.

MorganFranklin taps new CEO

MorganFranklin has named C.E. Andrews chief executive officer, where he will lead the company’s operations and play a critical role in planning and executing its growth strategy and vision.

Andrews succeeds Robert Morgan, who has been CEO since the company was started in 1998.

The newest threat to the cloud

The newest threat to cloud computing isn’t security or privacy but customer fatigue, according to a Forbes column.

Bob Evans writes, “Businesses are tired of hearing the tech industry squawk about whether this or that is a managed service or a faux cloud or a virtualized cumulonimbus cluster or a passing shower or black cloud of doom.”

SRA nabs $30M contract for Army's radio frequency project

SRA International has won a five-year $30 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s passive radio frequency identification project.

The Army’s Product Director, Automated Movement and Identification Solutions, Passive Radio Frequency Identification II contract allows a common, integrated structure for logistic identification, tracking, locating and monitoring of commodities and assets for the Defense Department, SRA said in a release.

Forging a public-private partnership for cybersecurity

Consumers, government and private companies have grown increasingly reliant on cyberspace to manage projects, reach potential clients, serve their constituents and disseminate mission-critical information.

Unfortunately, cyber threats have more than kept pace and, according to McAfee’s 2013 Threat Predictions report , this year will an even more sophisticated assault on businesses, private citizens, and government organizations.