Congress backs $4.2B IT fund for VA Dept.

House and Senate appropriations subcommittees have backed bills to fund the Veterans Affairs Department.

Smarter machines means tougher choices

The Defense Department is moving forward with its Third Offset Strategy, but the move to smarter weapons is only one area being impacted by the emergence of artificial intelligence.

Army plans for small biz software programming IDIQ

The Army intends to issue as many as four awards under a five-year, $20 million software programming task order contract.

GSA seeks details on industry’s cybersecurity services

The General Services Administration is gathering feedback from companies about their various cybersecurity services, as it considers a suite for services.

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Winning in today's market requires new strategies

To grow your market share in today's market means adopting new strategies. Here's what you need to consider as you build that strategy.

The growth and evolution of cyber threats

Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report shows threats are increasing but also evolving, and that means we need to change how we manage them.

GSA seeing success with FASt Lane program

The General Services Administration is seeing success with its recent FASt Lane process, meant to fast-track the admission process for the agency’s IT Schedule 70 contract.

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Commands increase influence on IT buying decisions

Combatant commands are changing how they buy IT including how they work with DISA. ImmixGroup analyst Mark Wisinger explains what you need to know about this shift in the market.

FAA plans IDIQ for security operations info tracking, analysis

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice for support for an operation center that monitors and tracks information on security incidents as well as other analyses.

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Need for agility drives need for new technology partnerships

Today's market conditions are driving customers and contractors to be more agile in the way they field IT projects so large companies need to adopt new models of partnership with smaller tech companies.

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5 marketing tenets you need to know for today's market

The importance of marketing is too often overlooked as a key to your company's success. Here are five tenets you need to know to make the most out of your marketing efforts.

Umanned systems market shifts to new customers

The Army was once the biggest market in town for unmanned systems, but that's not the case anymore. A new Govini report reveals the biggest and fastest growing market.

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How to ask if an incumbent is performing well

Gathering intelligence on the performance of an incumbent is an important step in deciding whether to pursue an opportunity, but simply asking the question isn't always enough.

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3 ways to predict if you have a shot at Alliant 2

Business development expert Lisa Pafe of Lohfeld Consulting provides us with a guideline for analyzing whether your company has a shot at winning a spot on Alliant 2.

Army opens bidding for IDIQ for contract writing software system

The Army is taking another step ahead with a plan for a contract for an enterprise-wide software system for writing contracts.

Inside CSRA and its go-to-market strategy

Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman will be holding an exclusive forum with senior leaders from CSRA, including president and CEO Larry Prior on April 19.

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How the post-sequestration market is changing your business

A survey of large, small and mid-size business shows that many companies are changing how they build solutions and how they do business development. What steps are they taking?

Government, industry partnership crucial to national cybersecurity

Speaking at the Incident Response Forum on March 31, deputy treasury secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin lauded the Obama administration’s national cyber incident coordination policy.

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Why climate matters when you make a career transition

Too often the focus of a career transition is where the best pay or highest stature can be found, but former Sotera CEO and George Mason professor John Hillen has found that the better chances of success come when you focus on culture and mission.

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How technology helps you clear the biggest hurdles in government contracting

Solutions exist that help contractors overcome the most common pain points around time, money and staff that you face when pursuing new government opportunities.