A reader's guide to the Trump budget blueprint

We've gathered a variety of reports on the Trump budget to give you a handy guide that will help you understand what the budget proposal means to your customers and your business.

Opinion

Be prepared: GWACS, IDIQs will grow in this age of uncertainty

With the Trump administration bent on downsizing government and government programs, the importance of GWAC and IDIQ contracts will grow.

The Trump Bump: Contractor Confidence Index takes big leap in first post-election survey

In our first WT Contractor Confidence Index since the election of President Donald Trump, the index has soared to 113.3.

CBP plans 10-year data center contract

Customs and Border Protection wants to consolidate its data center operations under a single contractor.

What you should learn from a ranking of the best contractor websites

An analysis of government contractor websites shows that even the best have areas where they can improve.

Forget the movies. AI's potential lies in more mundane but lucrative applications

Artificial intelligence may never live up to its Hollywood hype but it still has the potential to be a large new market and a powerful tool for contractors looking to differentiate themselves. Are you ready?

Salient CRGT launches commercial software business

Salient CRGT sees enough opportunity outside the public sector market to launch a commercial division built around three of its software products.

Opinion

Inside NASA's top 4 IT priorities

NASA might be facing cuts to some of its climate related work but according to ImmixGroup analyst Tom O'Keefe, that doesn't mean the space agency isn't still an area rich in IT opportunities.

Air Force working on $46M geospatial support contract

The Air Force is competing a $46 million multiple-award contract for geospatial support to help improve the service's situational awareness.

Opinion

Is your BD organization ready to face today's market?

In a two-part series we explore how today's changing market requires you to honestly assess your BD structure and put the right kind of leadership in place.

Opinion

How to pick the right BD leaders for today's environment

Today's market is changing rapidly and in part two of a two part series we explore how to identify the right BD leader for business environment you find your company in.

Opinion

Security clearance backlog puts contractors, DOD at risk

The growing security clearance backlog is a serious roadblock to effectively increasing defense spending but hardly anyone wants to talk about it.

AT&T on cusp of $6.5B First Net award

AT&T apparently is the last bidder standing in the competition for the $6.5 billion contract to build a nationwide first responder network.

Will Trump's budget slow modernization efforts?

With President Trump proposed budget cuts will come fast and furious and that just might torpedo agency efforts to invest in IT modernization.

AIA makes pitch for more NASA funding

NASA's budget has dropped by billions since 1991 and the Aerospace Industries Association makes the case that it is time to reverse that trend. American competitiveness is at stake.

Category management: Industry’s role in the alignment of speed, need and saving money

In an interview with GSA's Bill Zielinski we talk category management how GSA sees improving communications as a way of making the government a smarter buyer.

Opinion

Will Mattis usher in a new era of DOD reform?

Mattis has requested a review of DOD's core business processes. Will this launch a new era of procurement reforms and new ways of doing business?

SPAWAR looks for new security, management systems

The Army has released a sources sought notice looking for a better way to deliver services for security and management systems as well as C4ISR/IT solutions.

DEA to unify IT resources under CIO

The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking for contractor support as it moves forward with plans to consolidate its IT resources.

Are we on the cusp of an era of procurement revolution?

Editor Nick Wakeman looks at FCW blogger Steve Kelman's latest post and finds plenty of potential for a Trump-led procurement revolution and that might be a good thing.