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Winning is a team sport. Are you getting everyone to play?
Today we are in a bear market, so everyone in operations and program managers need to learn their role business development and sales. Are your employees firing on all cylinders?
Objectives revised for $10B NIH CIO-CS contract
The National Institutes of Health expands the number of product categories and changes the cloud services to be offered under its $10 billion Chief Information Officer – Commodity Solutions contract, via a revised statement of objectives.
OFPP goes full speed ahead with strategic sourcing
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy wants to move forward with strategic sourcing efforts, and has delivered a set of proposals for how and where to expand the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative.
3 questions every market newcomer has to answer
Box.com, a cloud-based collaboration platform, is making a run at the federal market, but are they patient enough, and are they making the right investments to succeed? Those are the critical questions to ask any newcomer to the federal market.
Is the $6.9B NetCents 2 merry-go-round about to start again?
The word is out that the Air Force is about to make awards for its $6.9 billion NetCents 2 Products contract, a year after getting chased off the field by a slew of protests. Will there luck be better this time around?
Who wins and loses in fiscal 2014 spending?
At Deltek's Clarity event Wednesday morning, Kevin Plexico gave a rundown of the agencies who saw significant budget increases and those with deep cuts. Are your customers up or down?
Boston bombing reveals IT gaps
The response to the bombing at the Boston Marathon finish line provided a great example of coordination and planning, but access to patient records is still a sticking point.
GOP senators push for health reboot
Six Republican senators want to revamp the program that reimburses health care providers for going paperless.
Health IT funding is hot, hot, hot
Health startups see nearly $500 million in funding during first quarter. Where are investors placing their bets?
Sequestration's pain is yet to come
So far, sequestration has been a yawner, but don't get complacent. It still has the potential to wreak havoc. We just don't yet know where that havoc will come from.
The cloud is nice, but don't forget collaboration
While the cloud makes collaboration easier, it's ultimately useless if users are not aware of what one another are doing, and when they are doing it.
Cybersecurity policy looking more like ballistic policy
With the president having the power to make a preventive cyber strike in the case of an imminent threat, new questions and concerns are being raised surrounding on how the United States should proceed.
United States, China form cybersecurity working group
The United States is teaming up with China through a working group on cybersecurity, which follows numerous mutual accusations of hacking and cyber misconduct between the two countries.
Washington Technology Insider program takes flight
On April 16, Washington Technology jumps into our WT Insider membership program with a renewed dedication to providing you the information and content you need to succeed in today's market, including more exclusive stories, research and aggregation.
The silver lining to plummeting PC sales
PC sales fell at a historic rate last quarter, but the decline of a product that was once at the vanguard of the tech industry might create new opportunities for those who understand the change and seize it.
2014 budget brings cuts, increases and plenty of debate
We offer a roundup of some of the top stories covering the release of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, including the possible impact on the IT budget, GSA, VA and major defense spending.
The 2014 budget (yawn) is released
The President's fiscal 2014 budget proposal is out, but despite the billions in proposed spending and a slew of new initiatives and cuts, does it really matter anymore?
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4 ways to win during sequestration
Today's market is putting more demands on contractrs but all is not lost. You just need to sharpen your strategy.
When rivals collaborate, pay attention
Citrix and VMWare, Cisco and Juniper, Microsoft and Red Hat. All staunch competitors, but they are collaborating on an emerging technology platform that could disrupt the data center and be a multi-billion dollar market.
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