Opinion

Bridging the gap from legacy systems to secure AI innovation

As agencies rush to adopt AI development tools, traditional security frameworks are failing to keep pace with an exponentially expanding attack surface, writes GitLab’s Rob Smith.

What you need to know about the new SAM.gov registration requirements

The FAR Council has clarified the inconsistencies around when companies need to be registered in SAM.gov and as Richard Arnholt of Bass, Berry & Sims writes, the requirements are simpler but not softer.

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Golden Dome: a generational opportunity to modernize national defense infrastructure

If built on a strong technological foundation with fiscal discipline at its core, the Golden Dome presents a rare opportunity to fortify national security while demonstrating responsible government spending, writes Cale Thorne of DMI.

GSA’s OneGov deals hype billions in savings, but should we buy into it?

Amid all the discount announcements, these short-term agreements raise more questions than they answer about real value to government buyers.

How failing to meet CMMC requirements can expose your supply chain vulnerabilities

CMMC is not the holy grail of supply chain risk management, but it is one of the most effective tools for validating that information security vulnerabilities are being addressed, writes CMMC expert Aron Freitag.

Why your Pwin is an illusion

Delayed awards, slipping RFPs, and flat win rates expose a harsh truth: you're tracking the wrong metrics for your probability of win rate, and it's costing you recompetes and on-contract growth, writes BD expert Nic Coppings.

High-tech’s unsung heros: logistics and supply chain middlemen

Complex supply chains require specialized expertise—and that's exactly what saves taxpayers money.

OPINION: The government's 'passive' Intel stake heightens their commitment to each other and winning the chip wars

Both sides of the agreement are using 'passive' to describe the U.S. government, now Intel's largest stockholder, and whose role in the computer chip ecosystem is very much active.

DOD AI initiatives will open the door to new opportunities

Increased spending on AI and autonomy and faster acquisition will spur new alliances, partnership and merger and acquisitions, writes immixGroup analyst Joshua Iseler.

Original Intelligence: the consulting industry’s last and best advantage

As Y Combinator targets consulting for disruption, success will belong to firms that offer what no AI can: the unexpected, unpatterned, and uncopiable.

How GSA's contract consolidation impacts your go-to-market strategy

IT vendors and solutions providers of all stripes need to pay attention and align their strategies as the government changes how its buys products and services, writes immixGroup's Tara Franzonello.

Under fire, GAO explains its mission to Congress

The Government Accountability Office publishes a blog to explain its role amid threatened budget cuts and rhetoric that questions its value.

What you can do when your contracts stall

Procurement delays can signal a broader shift in agency risk appetite and political oversight. Smart vendors are repositioning their approach to match new priorities around defensibility and execution certainty, writes Mac Lui, CEO of Vultron.

What corporate slogans tell us about the Top 100

In this analysis by marketing and communications expert Joyce Bosc, she looks at the taglines of the Top 100 and tracks on companies and the market is changing.

COMMENTARY: New OMB memo ignores the small business impacts of contract consolidation

The federal government's push to centralize procurement at the General Services Administration disregards the history of how strategic sourcing initiatives hurt small business participation.

The scrutiny of federal software spending: Adapt or lose the contract

Technology vendors must change their mindsets about selling into the federal landscape as agencies have different expectations across the board, writes Matt Garst of Mendix Americas.

The reason you lose recompetes and it's not capture's fault

NIc Coppings, business development and capture expert, explains how companies fool themselves into believing their high probability-win rates and how to avoid that common mistake.