Challenges occur in a mere 2.2% of all federal contracts, a number that could go even lower with more training of acquisition professionals and higher-quality debriefings.
Jim Carroll, the Professional Services Council's new CEO, gives his perspective on how cost-saving governance is achieved when the public and private sectors work in tandem.
With mandatory third-party audits now in effect, government contractors must act quickly to meet stricter cybersecurity standards or risk losing DoD contracts, writes Aprio’s Raj Raghavan.
Gina Scinta, deputy CTO for Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies, offers a seven-step roadmap as organizations face a narrow window to move off of vulnerable encryption algorithms.
From defense contractors to systems integrators, companies that communicate clearly will emerge as tomorrow's leaders, writes marketing guru Kristina Messner.
A proposed change to the Small Business Innovation Research program would deprive the military of some of its best problem-solvers, writes Robert Smith, former director of the Navy's SBIR/STTR programs.
Despite budget constraints, cyber defense remains a top priority as AI, automation and emerging threats reshape opportunities for federal contractors, writes Scott Orton, CEO of Owl Cyber Defense.
The non-regulatory nature of the yet to be published guides makes them likely to be non-protestable with limited exceptions, writes attorney Stephen Bacon.
The General Services Administration's push to become the government's single buyer for most IT products and services starts with a focus on some of the most common tools we use in our daily lives.
Don't confuse the Trump administration's push for agencies to have a leaner acquisition framework as making everything easier for contractors. Keeping them as customers might just get harder.
Both websites for the National Institutes of Health's CIO-SP and CIO-CS contract vehicles are dark, leading to questions over whether the long-time contract vehicles are being shuttered.
Dr. Thomas Graham, vice president and chief information security officer at Redspin, lays out key principles for contractors to follow in the preparation and execution of their compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Akash Mandavilli, CEO of GovEagle, lays out the foundational pillars that government contractors need to reach a breakthrough in using artificial intelligence for procurement processes.
September brings an end to pandemic-era pricing restrictions and with more flexibility for schedule holders, writes immixGroup contract specialist Amelia Bock.
Bill Farmer, managing director at the investment bank BGL, highlights the big bets investors are making on companies touting disruptive defense technologies amid global instability.
