Bill Wright, head of global government affairs at Elastic, explains how the bipartisan nature of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity shapes policy and how industry can play a critical role in that.
Jeff Shapiro, government contracting advisory and regulatory assurance partner at CohnReznick, explains what happens after agencies try to undo contract terminations as well as questions raised by the General Services Administration’s push to expand its procurement power.
Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec’s publications including us, jumps in to go over Google’s massive discounted offering to agencies and how that pact with the General Services Administration will not be the last like it.
Jean Stack and John Song, co-managing directors at Baird & Co.'s government practice, join to go over the tech-centric areas of heated demand for acquirers and the fundamentals that drive M&A activity.
Greg Nossaman and Greg Woodford, co-founders of the investment bank G Squared Capital Partners, go over how private equity has become core to the market's fabric and how business owners should approach partnering with these investors.
Jeff MacLauchlan, chief financial officer at CACI International, explains the company's philosophy for filling gaps in capabilities and customers with the idea of investing ahead of customer needs.
Nick and Ross start out by going over the newest edition of our annual report that catalogs merger-and-acquisition activity, then shift their discussion to how the new administration still leaves contractors guessing roughly 11 weeks in.
Leo Alvarez, a principal in Baker Tilly’s government contractor solutions practice, lays out how companies can make supply chain risk management a core aspect of their business and not just about legal compliance.
Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales Group's North American subsidiary, discusses how he sees global priorities shifting and how the business is shaping its portfolio across space, defense and cybersecurity.
Tiffanny Gates, the former Novetta CEO now at Capitol Meridian Partners, describes how private equity and other investment models like it help bring commercial innovation into the public sector ecosystem.
Luis Avila, a managing director in BDO’s technology and transformation practice, runs us through the major themes that investors are hearing about from publicly traded government contractors and how they set the tone for the industry.
Amber Hart and Lisa Shea Mundt, cofounders of The Pulse of GovCon, go over the keys for taking a “BD 360” approach in the market and their aptly-named new book.
Alexandra Kelley, who reports on emerging technology for NextGovFCW, jumps in to explain how and why federal agencies are ahead of the curve in quantum computing.
Doree Keating, leader of Ernst & Young’s Americas government and public sector practice, explains the global consulting giant’s approach to blending that work with technology skills amid longer-term shifts in the public sector workforce.
Larry Sher, a government contracts attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn, lays out what government contractors should understand regarding how the prices of imported goods and services matter to them and their customers.
Natalie Alms, who covers federal technology policy and tech workforce matters at our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to update us on General Services Administration happenings that involve Elon Musk.
Nick and Ross work through the questions they can answer on what has happened so far in the transition to a second Trump administration. They also ponder the questions everyone in the ecosystem is seeking answers to.
Jill Jones and Yoko Jolly, executives at CrossVue, discuss the connections between technology and transformation efforts across government with respect to their human capital initiatives.
Jacobs executive Shannon Miller explains how the company is doubling down on digital solutions for critical infrastructure, sustainability and life sciences programs after divesting parts of its its federal business o Amentum.
Stephanie Smith, RSM’s GovCon senior industry analyst, gets this New Year going with an initial overview of key themes and talking points that should dominate the discussion for the next 12 months.
