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The AI Gamble: Inside the High-Stakes Tech of the Golden Dome Initiative
President Trump's proposed space-based missile shield will rely heavily on AI to achieve the speed needed for boost-phase intercepts, as Vincent Carchidi and Carter Palmer of Forecast International write.
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Don't go dark: Why this shutdown demands a different contractor strategy
With 140,000 federal workers already gone, the contractors who stay engaged now will be the only ones with customers left when funding returns.
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Rule of two survives FAR overhaul as socioeconomic programs take a back seat
The Federal Acquisition Regulation rewrite keeps in place mandatory requirements for general small business set-asides, while socioeconomic small business programs become discretionary.
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The new rules of GovCon leadership: Why your LinkedIn presence matters more than ever
As federal decision-makers turn over at record rates, executive engagement on LinkedIn has become the critical channel for establishing credibility and capturing market share, writes marketing guru Mark Amtower.
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The real cost of a shutdown: Disrupting the U.S. workforce, innovation and national security
COMMENTARY | A government shutdown hurts government operations, industry and the U.S. economy, writes PSC CEO Jim Carroll.
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Don’t wait: GovCon must prepare now for a potential shutdown
Congress remains deadlocked and Sept. 30 is a week away. That means contractors should dust off shutdown plans and take immediate action on invoices, contracts and cash flow.
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Beyond base models: Why vertical AI will define the next decade of federal tech
As AI adoption accelerates, agencies face a pivotal choice: stick with commoditized base models or invest in vertical AI systems built for government missions.
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From dreams to despair: the human cost of political ignorance
Ruthless workforce reductions are destroying careers and critical initiatives; it’s time for compassionate leadership, writes management consultant Mike Lisagor.
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Why GovCon should care about Trump’s disdain for oversight and accountability
The administration's push to undermine watchdog agencies may bring short-term gains, but will more likely damage the market and good government over the long haul.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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High-tech’s unsung heros: logistics and supply chain middlemen
Complex supply chains require specialized expertise—and that's exactly what saves taxpayers money.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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