Opinion
Gaming offers powerful tool for critical thinking
Critical thinking is essential for successful procurements, but training is lacking. Lisa Akers of ASI Government argues that gaming offers a powerful tool to develop critical thinking before the acquisition workforce is thrust into the big game.
Army plans SLAMIS modernization
The Army wants to modernize its data management system that tracks the department’s materiel.
Air Force considers open architecture for radar system
The Air Force is asking industry about ways to create an open architecture framework for its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization (JSTARS Recap) system.
Agencies turn to challenges to find innovation
Federal agencies are planning to implement challenges, contests and prizes more often when it comes to developing solutions to their problems, as challenges allow agencies to pay only for results outside of the traditional procurement process.
Opinion
Have you embraced the new model of BD?
Digital business development means potential customers look online as their first step in finding a solution to their problem. What does this mean to traditional BD?
DOD looks for mapping, analytical help
The Defense Department needs geospatial mapping and analytic capabilities assistance for its Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) program.
5 silver bullets for winning proposals
There are no guarantees in government contracting, but trust is one common element to success. Here are five key ways to prove that your customers can trust you.
My sons, the future systems integrators
A mini-snowmaggedon has hit the Washington area, so Editor Nick Wakeman has been spending extra time with his two sons. What lessons are they teaching him about systems integration and creating innovative solutions?
DISA still plans commercial cloud for DOD
DISA is helping the Defense Department formalize processes for future commercial cloud service acquisitions, and will use a series of pilot programs to test commercial cloud services.
VA plans for back-office support contract
The Veterans Affairs Department intends to award a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract this year for a broad range of general management and business support services.
Tight budgets cause Army to consolidate virtual environments
With military budgets as tight as ever, more stress has been placed on virtual environments and simulation, and the Army is planning on consolidating three virtual programs into a single environment for integrated training.
Should procurement be a game?
If we ran procurements through a video game, would we get better decisions? Maybe it's time to give this crazy idea a try.
Interior searches for Drupal contractor
The Interior Department wants a small-business contractor who can build and manage a Drubal web content management system that entire agency can use for their public websites.
NOAA readies new weather data system contract
A new contract is in the works at NOAA for its Advanced Weather Interaction Processing System to improve data gathering technologies and its overall performance.
OASIS small-biz protestor fights on
Rudy Sutherland might be a modern day Don Quixote as he continues to fight for small-business changes to GSA's OASIS contract, but his losses could serve a greater purpose if they spark some debate about how small businesses are allowed to compete in today's market.
OFPP challenges agencies, contractors with performance-enhancing policy
Office of Management and Budget officials revised a program performance-enhancing policy that hasn’t been updated since President Bill Clinton was settling into the White House in 1993.
SAP NS2 non-profit offers IT training program for post-9/11 vets
NS2 Serves, a nonprofit established by SAP National Security Services, is looking for post-9/11 veterans to join an IT training and career placement program, but there are less than three weeks until the application deadline.
Opinion
Contractors reshape growth strategies for 2014
Companies struggled to find growth in 2013, but many laid the foundation for a more successful 2014 and beyond. Industry expert Bob Lohfeld reviews critical changes many are making to move forward in today's market.
Army looks for more collaboration with CHESS industry day
The Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems is planning an industry day for CHESS, one of its largest IT hardware contracts.
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