Opinion
How to thrive under the Biden administration
Usually opportunities are delay when a new administration takes office but this isn't a typical transition so contractors mush move quickly and prove their long term-value to show new agency leaders that they are the right partner to get the job done.
Opinion
Back-to-basics: Focus should be on cyber prevention, not just reaction
For too long the cybersecurity focus has been on reaction and not on prevention and that creates a challenge when so much of the workforce is remote.
Proposal gives incentives for electric companies to improve cybersecurity
The new rule, proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would subsidize electric companies that upgrade their cybersecurity infrastructure beyond the minimum requirements.
DHS makes tweaks to $3.4B cloud contract
The Homeland Security Department has adjusted the due dates for submissions for its $3.4 billion cloud migration and integration contract, along with other tweaks to the requirements.
Accenture down but not out in battle for Healthcare.gov
The Government Accountability Office has ruled against Accenture's objections to the revised Healthecare.gov solicitation, but that doesn't knock the company out of the competition.
DHS readies new draft of $10B FirstSource III solicitation
By the end of this month, DHS will have a new draft of the solicitation for its $10 billion FirstSource III small business vehicle to support IT needs.
CGI's VA roll out marks new start for troubled program
CGI has delivered the first implementation of a financial management upgrade at the Veterans Affairs Department that's been decades in the making.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Deloitte's vision of the post-COVID market
Deloitte’s public sector leader Mike Canning speaks with Editor Nick Wakeman about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on work and the business of government, along with his view of how public health should now be a national security priority.
Opinion
How COVID has changed successful proposal writing
The impact of the COVID pandemic has been profound on government customers and has changed the way they conduct business, which means you need to change how you write your proposals to address your customers' new reality.
Opinion
Protecting critical infrastructure puts focus on people, process and technology
As the new administration looks to establish cybersecurity priorities, it is critical that the government and private sector work together to address vulnerabilities in our supply chain systems.
AT&T, VA start 5G rollout at Puget Sound health care hub
AT&T and the Veterans Affairs Department turn the lights on for a 5G and related multiple-access edge computing network at one of the VA’s largest health care hubs.
Optimism is real for 2021, but beware the caveats of a divided government
As a seasoned market observer, Professional Services Council President and CEO David Berteau is optimistic about what 2021 could bring to industry. But he can't ignore the challenges ahead for the Biden administration and Congress as they face several hurdles before passage of a fiscal year 2022 budget or another COVID relief bill.
DISA, General Dynamics roll out AWS across milCloud 2.0
The Defense Information Systems Agency and General Dynamics introduce the first commercial cloud hosting service to be made available on the milCloud 2.0 platform.
DOD used $16B in OTAs for COVID response
The Defense Pricing and Contracting Agency recorded more than $16 billion in other transaction agreements in 2020 as part of the Defense Department's response to the pandemic.
Opinion
How digital transformation unlocks value for our customers
To unlock the value of the ongoing digital transformation, government solutions providers must do more than just deploy new technologies; we must focus on mission outcomes.
Podcasts