This court case could further shape commercial tech requirements in contracts
Percipient.AI says it has the right commercial data analytics tool for a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency program and wants a federal judge to ensure it joins the prime contractor's team.
Biden's cybersecurity strategy raises questions of liability
The shift of responsibility to software vendors in the National Cybersecurity Strategy should have all of industry asking questions.
Why the Fed 100 should make us all optimists
Serious challenges are everywhere in the market, but a review of the 2023 Federal 100 class shows there is a lot of great work going on too.
Selling cyber means understanding FITARA
Updates to FITARA metrics now include agency performance in critical cyber needs, a change that should influence your cyber solution strategy.
Protest denial clears Deloitte to take over TSA human capital support
The Government Accountability Office found that Deloitte took a proactive approach to avoid a conflict-of-interest, which fended off a protest over this $350 million task order.
Is Lord Voldemort coming for the GovCon market?
The next fiscal year's budget and debt ceiling situations loom over the federal market and present great risks.
What's next for digital identity in the federal market?
Initiatives are coming out of the White House and there is movement on Capitol Hill that put securing digital identities at the center of efforts to improve government services.
Our next Power Breakfast will explore how M&A reshapes the market
Our upcoming Washington Technology Power Breakfast will offer insights and analysis of how mergers and acquisitions are changing the competitive landscape.
Is the government market in a new era of feudalism?
The proliferation of self-scoring evaluations has led to a world where small businesses must tie more of their future to large business partners in a joint venture. Is that what everyone should want?
Closing the cybersecurity talent gap requires new approaches
Industry and government can both fill that crater-sized gap, but doing so will take sustained efforts on many fronts.
Five trends reshaping government in 2023 and beyond
Headwinds still linger, but government agencies are ready to solve complex problems and enhance service delivery. Here are five areas to focus on.
Health IT: Six stories to tell the market
As we wrap up this commentary series by marketing guru Allan Rubin, he explains why you need to tell a story and put the focus on outcomes.
The risk of a shutdown is real. Prepare now.
Dysfunction on Capitol Hill increases the odds of protracted appropriations battles and agencies going unfunded.
CIO-SP4 awards still in limbo
The list of preliminary winners is now out, but the protests continue to pile up for this $50 billion IT contract.
Are agencies doing enough to enforce Section 889?
A newly-released Government Accountability Office bid protest decision raises several questions about the law that bans agencies from using certain telecom equipment from China-based companies.
The true lesson of Moore's Law is not about chips
Beware of thinking too narrowly about that certain rule coined by the late Gordon Moore. Whether he intended it or not, the idea of Moore's Law is more about what makes innovation and investment go than it is transistors on a chip.
Program managers play a bigger BD role as recompete landscape shifts
Incumbency is no guarantee of success, so program managers must embrace their business development role and to do that they should get more training to recognize and communicate their customers needs.
Drone strike in Syria highlights risks faced by contractors
Contractors have lived and worked in war zones since the Sept. 11 attacks, a fact government agencies do not acknowledge enough.
CIO-SP4 award plan changes
The agency running this $50 billion IT contract is working to send out a "preliminary notification" of potential winners instead of announcing final awards.
The challenge of the big breakup
People resist letting go but that's what good managers must learn to do, whether you are talking about programs or people. It isn't easy but it is necessary.
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