Whether it is the integration of a recent acquisition or the new economic and political climate, change is in the wind, and business development professionals have to deal with it.
DOD has issued several new contracting rules, including one that restricts lead systems integrators with a financial interest in an acquisition from working on it.
Areas such as health care, energy, environment and education will probably see new government initiatives that require new IT and service programs to support them.
Contractors should be ready for agencies to change their acquisition models as agencies adopt new service-oriented architecture initiatives, according to market research firm Input.
Making the United States more competitive on the world stage will require a renewed focus on information technology and how it can transform government, according to former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner.
The FCC published a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a commercial mobile alert system that would let wireless providers send emergency alerts to users of cell phones and other devices.
The Small Business Administration's attempt to give women who own small businesses better odds of getting a government contract may not help after all, lawmakers say.
Though the White House's primary concerns have little to do with procurement, several acquisition changes are on hold after the president's veto of the Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization bill.
The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.
