An insider's guide to the 2015 budget
It's easy to dismiss the annual release of the president's budget as political theater, but it's hard to ignore the policy and spending priorities that will guide government actions whatever the final budget numbers are.
VMware, Carpathia join forces on new cloud offering
VMware and Carpathia have formed a partnership that will leverage both VMware's dominance as a virtualization provider and Carpathia's public cloud infrastructure.
DOD seeks outsourced collaboration capabilities
The Defense Department is pressuring itself to deploy a subset of outsourced voice of Internet protocol and unified communications services. Now it wants to know what industry can provide under the time constraints.
DOD wants a 21st Century payroll system
The Defense Department has kept annuitants’ pay records on an old mainframe system that dates back to 1980. Now the department wants a new system that works smoothly in the 21st Century.
Lockheed, Northrop place bets on international markets
If you haven't, maybe you should. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed separate agreements in Australia that show their commitment to that country and the region. Are there opportunities for others?
VA seeks support for IT Virtual Campus
The Veterans Affairs Department is looking for companies that can enhance its virtual campus software infrastructure and also provide cloud hosting services.
Is the virtual desktop the next big thing?
Tom Simmons, the leader of Citrix's federal team, sees the virtual desktop as a next big thing in the federal market. The only problem is that it's still a few years away.
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Lessons from DOD's bumpy adoption of cloud computing
The military services might be embracing the cloud with a "make haste slowly" approach, but there is plenty to glean from how they are doing it.
States aim at contractors in NSA backlash
Proposals under consideration in several legislatures would limit state interaction with firms assisting warrantless data collection.
New bills would boost small-biz contracting goals
House Small Business Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced two bills this week that would put more pressure on agencies and prime contractors to send more business to small companies.
Army Corps solicits 3 BPAs for GIS support
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to set up three blanket purchase agreements worth a total of $9.9 million for geographic information system support.
Huge defense cuts proposed by Hagel
Pentagon leaders are preparing for some of the largest cuts in the history of the all-volunteer force, but cybersecurity and special operations are two of the few bright spots.
$45M up for grabs in DARPA big data push
DARPA is offering up to $45 million to 12 winners who can bring the potential to revolutionize the use of big data.
Fed flight, contractor delight?
Frustrated by pay freezes, furloughs and the current political environment, 50 percent of federal employees are thinking of jumping ship and working outside of government, a new study shows. Can this be a boon to contractors?
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How to take command and make your company great
Great leaders don't demand respect; they command it through their character and performance. Ambit's Bob Nunnally explains the three core commitments leaders need to make raise the bar for themselves and their companies.
Should we call BS on OPM’s contract cancellation?
OPM has offered little to explain why it canceled a $5 billion training contract while it was in the source selection process, leaving us to wonder if there were more problems than just shifting priorities and budget concerns.
Afghan IG wants closer ties with contractors
With $20 billion in the pipeline for Afghan reconstruction, the special IG tracking the work wants closer ties with contractors to tap lessons learned and for fighting corruption and barriers to competition.
Navy drafts proposal for telecom development, integration work
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has released a draft solicitation Feb. 19 for telecommunications and communications systems development and integration work.
OPM backpedals on $5B training contract
OPM has pulled the plug on a $5 billion training contract while the procurement was in the source selection phase, saying it no longer could meet their requirements and leaving bidders out in the cold.
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