Federal IT services firms are optimistic about business later in the year as contract award activity improves in areas such as cybersecurity, health IT and C4ISR.
DARPA wants a spacecraft builder to join its System F6 fractionated satellite demonstration to show that a third-party payload can plug into an on-orbit network and share functions across several spacecraft, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
An analysis by FedSources finds that government contracting will shrink through 2011 as the administration tries to get a handle on spending and brings more work in-house.
The IMPROVE Acquisition Act would improve competition, financial management and workforce issues and save $135 billion over the next five years. backers say.
Input predicts that the federal market for information technology contractors will grow at a faster rate than the overall federal IT budget, hitting $111.9 billion by 2015.
There's no resolution in sight for the shrinking talent pool of federal employees who have the expertise and knowledge to handle the ever-increasing number of government procurements.
Arm your capture team with well-crafted questions so it can gain a clear understanding of customer requirements and objectives, says Bob Lohfeld, CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group.
The economic climate might be creating headaches for state and local agencies, but the growing need for human services will create new opportunities for systems integrators in 2010.
