Opinion

3 ways to align marketing & sales during COVID-19

Even in the best of times, sales and marketing alignment is a challenge but during a pandemic it is even more critical to your success.

AI firm forms new federal group

In a move to bring its federal business more focus, SparkCognition has stood up a government unit with a group of notable names as advisers.

Booz Allen's unknowns aren't its alone

Booz Allen Hamilton lays out the unknowns for investors to consider as the firm navigates its new fiscal year, but those factors apply to the entire public sector ecosystem and warrant wider consideration.

DHS nears final solicitation on $2B cloud strategy

The Homeland Security Department is getting closer to the release of a final solicitation for its Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract that could be worth $2 billion.

DHS getting small firms ready for IT commodity recompete

The Homeland Security Department will soon give industry a first glimpse at what the next version of the FirstSource commodity IT product and service contract will look like.

Opinion

Marketing by whim is not marketing

It's easy to get distracted by the new shiny objects but to effectively market your company takes time and planning.

VA inches closer to T4NG on-ramp awards

The Veterans Affairs Department can now move forward with the on-ramp for its T4NG vehicle with protests now out of the way.

Opinion

Is your company ready for the prime-time of self-scoring contracts?

In the first of a multi-part series, we look at the growing use of self-scoring evaluation systems and what they mean for government contractors.

Firms manage through supply chain, cash flow disruptions

We review how the large defense companies are working to protect their supply chain as the market works through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Webcast puts focus on budget impact of COVID-19 stimulus

The federal government is pumping trillions of dollars into the economy, and our May 27 webcast will look at how the COVID-19 stimulus spending will impact budgets for next year beyond.

Maximus forms partnership to offer web-based contact centers

Maximus forms a partnership with Genesys to offer a web-based contact center solution that is also FedRAMP certified.

Last House COVID-19 relief bill includes provisions popular with contractors

House Democrats propose a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that includes provisions supportive of government contractors.

Opinion

Beyond the Census: New opportunities at Commerce

The 2020 Census is a huge undertaking but there are other opportunities at the Commerce Department worth tracking.

More protests hold up GSA's $5.5B 2GIT contract

Following in the family tradition, GSA's replacement for the Air Force's NetCents IT product vehicle faces a second round of bid protests.

COVID-19 crisis shakes up outlook for 2021 budget and beyond

Contractors see some opportunities ahead as the nation moves toward recovery, but there are plenty of complicating factors as well.

GSA updates its plan to complete OASIS on-ramps

The General Services Administration has told industry when it expects to have on-ramp awards completed for the $50 billion OASIS professional services contract.

Opinion

How to review your proposal to move beyond 'Acceptable'

You want your proposals to be rated higher than "Acceptable" and here are 10 keys to reviewing your proposal and getting it to "Outstanding."

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How a pandemic creates short-term shifts and long-term questions

The COVID-19 pandemic is raising several wide-ranging questions and implications for both government agencies and the industry that supports them, which we examine in this first of a two-part interview with ICF CEO John Wasson.

Opinion

6 questions to test your telework compliance

The rush to telework in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has also raised a raft of compliance issues. Here are six questions to answer to know if you and your employees are staying in compliance.

Teams lining up for $1B Army cyber competition

Raytheon Technologies has officially joined the fray to compete for a $1 billion Army cyber training contract that has several other notable names in the running.