How to know if you will win or lose in 2014
Sure, the market has more clarity, but many expect 2014 to be a year where winners and losers begin to emerge. Does your company possess the right characteristics to survive and thrive in today's market?
Inside NOAA's $3B PROTECH contract opportunity
With the RFP for its $3 billion PROTECH contract fast approaching, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has become more vocal about the source selection process and what contractors should focus on in order to be a winner.
Opinion
10 ways marketing drives your company's success
Kevin Young, a marketing and business development expert with Lohfeld Consulting, describes some of the most common go-to-market mistakes made by government contractors, and how to avoid them.
Opinion
What makes your bid a winner or a loser?
When the government evaluates your proposals, it is looking for your strengths, and your technical approach is just as important, if not more, than how well written your proposal is.
Marines to boost support for insider threat program
The Marine Corps is formulating an acquisition strategy to buy cyber and security support services for enterprise audit and insider threat program at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity.
VA seeks storage on demand solution
The Veterans Affairs Department’s Enterprise Operations (EO) is researching the market for what’s available to support its “Storage On Demand” strategy.
What Lockheed's NASCAR deal really says about the company
Lockheed Martin is going through a transition, and its partnership deal with NASCAR is just the latest sign that the company has its sights set on being more than just the biggest contractor in the market.
Labor solicits $16M set-aside for cybersecurity protection
The Labor Department is offering service-disabled veterans a four-year, $16 million contract to help in securing the department’s critical IT infrastructure and information systems.
Contractors cry foul ahead of CMS fraud contract
CGI Federal and HealthDataInsights are both protesting a Centers for Medicaid and Medicare contract that is still going through the source selection process.
Defense Commissary wants IT system for grocery shelves
The Defense Commissary Agency is considering a six-year, $256.8 million contract to update its enterprise business system to get a fully integrated commercial-off-the-shelf supply chain solution.
Opinion
The blessing and curse of mentor-protégé relationships
The mentor-protégé relationship can start with such promise, but multiple factors spell its doom. What drives these agreements aground?
DHS seeks best path to data-sharing architecture
The Homeland Security Department is working on plans for a new architecture to lower the hurdles for sharing data among government agencies.
New GSA contract points to procurement evolution
A follow-on contract for an array of office supplies may signal an evolution in government’s demands on contractors, or at least some progressive thinking about it.
Contract wins, acquisitions offer bright spots for CACI
Revenue and margins might be under pressure, but CACI CEO Ken Asbury sees several signs that should set the stage for a return to growth, including a strategy to chase much larger contracts.
WT latest report targets purchasing priorities
Our newest Washington Technology Insider Report takes a look at the purchasing priorities of government buyers. In this exclusive report for WT Insider members, we look at technology purchasing plans around cloud computing, cybersecurity, mobility and other critical areas. What are your customers' expectations?
Opinion
What the NFL teaches us about bid protests
This CSC executive argues that we should take a page from the NFL's playbook and apply the lessons from the league's instant replay and review process as a way of reducing the high volume of bid protests.
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