5 technologies that will change the market

A guide to the promise, peril and disruption that these technologies will bring to the government market.

5 tips for hiring a proposal consultant

When shopping for a proposal consultant to help with a particularly heavy workload or provide additional expertise, it’s important to pay attention to five key factors, writes Bob Lohfeld of Lohfeld Consulting.

8 metrics to unlock peak performance

Bill Scheessele tells how business development metrics can measure employees’ revenue generation performance and drive certain behaviors.

$114B left in agency coffers for fiscal 2010

Government has plenty of money to spend with contractors as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to FedSources.

VA promises big role for small biz under $12B procurement

The VA's Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology contract will set aside at least seven out of 15 prime contracts for veteran-owned small businesses, Secretary Eric Shinseki announced. How much money is he pledging?

NIH wins approval for $30B governmentwide contract

OMB officials have approved the governmentwide contract after recognizing agencies' new duties because of the major overhaul of the health-care system.

How long will cloud's reality trail the hype?

True believers see it as the future. Detractors call for caution. But what do they both agree on?

Is the intell market out of control?

Editor Nick Wakeman kicks off a discussion about the findings of a new Washington Post series on the explosive growth and the lack of comprehensive management of intelligence agencies.

Defense giants get ready for tough times

The age of portfolio shaping has begun as Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Boeing all make moves to protect their business and focus on growth markets.

'Fiscal cancer' threatens government market

Tough times and tough decisions lie ahead as the government begins to wrestle with how to get its soaring budget deficit under control.

Threats loom for government contractors

Most financial measures show the government market moving from historic highs toward a period of increased risk.

IT dominates homeland security market

The homeland security market is expected to be worth $85 billion by 2014 across federal, state and local, intelligence agencies, and private-sector organizations.

Is industry facing a $20B hit?

OMB's freeze on financial management and modernization projects might cost opportunities for contractors.

DHS puts finishing touches on $22B opportunity

Vendors are looking over changes that the Homeland Security Department plans for a contracting vehicle that its agencies have used to buy information technology worth billions.

Baroni leads Attain to new markets

Attain LLC has closed more than 20 contracts worth a total of more than $20 million as it focuses on the energy, cybersecurity and health care markets.

Do you have the guts to be a visionary?

The new climate for government contracting calls for smart revenue growth with proactive business development as the catalyst

Coast Guard seeks oil spill technology

The Coast Guard is, perhaps belatedly, seeking technologies to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

3 keys to creating winning proposals

Winning proposals share three common traits: They are written by experienced writers, follow a defined process and are put together efficiently.

The hidden cost of insourcing

Editor Nick Wakeman wonders if the the real toll of insourcing isn't about contracted work moving to government employees but damage to the contractor-customer relationships.

Army backs off $243M enterprise e-mail contract

The Army is putting on hold its plans to pursue an enterprise-wide e-mail system and calling an about-face on the project.