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7 habits of highly defective contractors
Do you know the signs of contractor to avoid? Or what habits might be hurting your business? Here are seven to eliminate before it's too late.
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Does your company have what it takes to succeed?
Todd Stottlemyer and Greg Baroni discuss what a strong company looks like in the face of uncertain times.
Boeing wins $100M targeting system contract
Boeing has won a contract to improve the Line of Sight-Short laser targeting system for the U.S. Air Force.
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Do you know what drives the next big thing?
At the 2013 GovCon Symposium, Pierre Chao offered his thoughts on innovation, and where the government contracting industry should look for it. What strategy do you follow in trouble times?
ISS names team on $249M Air Force contract
Intelligent Software Solutions pulles together expertise from air, space and cyber to chase $249 million Air Force contract.
Whistleblower suits: Contractors beware
The increase in whistleblower lawsuits and the billions that they have cost contractors should be fostering stronger compliance programs. Is your company up to snuff?
What happens when you marry social media and big data?
Splunk is combining big data analytics and social media, and has found a way to improve relief efforts in disasters like Superstorm Sandy.
Is now the time for more employee ownership?
Market conditions might be right for a surge in employee-owned companies.
$390M border security contract moves forward
The Homeland Security Department is close to the demonstration phase on a $390 million contract to develop a network to protect U.S. borders.
Questions surround $10B OASIS contract
Questions about how the $10 billion OASIS contract will work as a strategic sourcing vehicle continue to be raised.
$15B ITES-3: Just the latest of too many IDIQs?
The growing number of large task order contracts has sparked a debate among readers over when the line gets crossed from enough to too much.
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Is firing your BD team really the right answer?
If the members of your business development team are in a constant state of churn, then there might be bigger problems than who you hire for BD.
Air Force developing systems engineering contract
As the Air Force develops a new contract for systems engineering and integration, it is exploring what role small businesses can play.
OPM plans contract for data center consolidation
The Office of Personnel Management is planning a 10-year contract to consolidate five data centers into one hosted facility.
SCI hires new VP of cybersecurity
SCI Consulting Services has hired Captain John Felker as vice president of cybersecurity. The company hopes to further expand its cybersecurity capabilities by doing so.
Contractors wanted to 'evolve' DISN
DISA wants to move out the old, and bring in the new for the Defense Information System Network. It's released a request for information on contractors who can bring in new technologies.
Does the government really need another $15B contract?
Readers are questioning the need for another broad, IT servces contract, particularly in these times of tight budgets. Is it time that agencies be asked to justify their task order contracts?
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