Cyber Warrior Act calls for National Guard cyber groups in each state

Rep. Allyson Schwartz is one of five U.S. representatives that is pushing for the creation of a National Guard cybersecurity unit within each of the states.

Opinion

Plenty of unanswered questions about $10B OASIS contract

GSA communications efforts around the $10 billion OASIS contract have been unprecedented and are an example for others, but there are still critical questions about the lucrative contract that need to be answered. PSC President and WT columnist Stan Soloway explores issues around pricing, strategic sourcing and past performance.

Intell community showers more love on the cloud

CIA investment group invests in Apigee, a maker of a cloud platform for sharing data and services through apps.

SBA opens roadshow for women-owned businesses

SBA launches program to promote the use of women-owned companies in the federal market.

U.S. courts release $95M Dell product contract

The U.S. courts plan to buy nearly $100 million in Dell products over the next five years, and has released a solicitation that will go to a single Dell Federal Premier Partner.

China telecom dumps fed market

Huawei, a China-based telecom company, says it is no longer interested in the U.S. market in the face of new restrictions on what the federal government can buy from China.

8 "can't miss" health IT opportunities

The health IT market is target rich, from analytics to the cloud to social media, but there also are plenty of challenges around politics, culture and inertia. The market might not be moving fast but it is moving. Are you positioned for this opportunity?

7 steps to better budgets

Budget decisions are too often disconnected from outcomes, and many budget officials know it. The problem, according to one contractor, is that agencies don't know how to prioritize, set targets and analyze results. And that means there just might be a business opportunity out there for the right contractors.

OFPP goes full speed ahead with strategic sourcing

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy wants to move forward with strategic sourcing efforts, and has delivered a set of proposals for how and where to expand the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative.