China hacked our mobile carriers. So why is the Pentagon still buying from them?
A freshly belligerent China is flexing its muscles in ways not seen since the USSR during the Cold War, forging a new illiberal alliance with Russia and North…
Forst: GSA is the ‘engine room’ that runs government
Ed Forst never served in the Navy, but the metaphor he uses to describe the role the General Services Administration would make any admiral proud. Forst, who has…
Matchmaking Managers and Employees
Should the hiring decision-maker consider the most common personality and work style in a team of employees when selecting their new manager? The post Matchmaking Managers and Employees…
Army to update its software directive, pursue new funding category for software
The Army is updating its software directive and scrapping its existing policy on software funding that has routinely hindered software projects across the service. Michael Obadal, the service’s…
In a crowded federal contracting space, Hive Group bets on innovation
Interview transcript Terry Gerton Let’s start with talking about Hive. You’ve positioned yourself really as a disrupter in the federal contracting space. Are there specific technology or process…
The President’s PMA push to “Deliver Results and Buy American” meets a thicket of rules
Interview transcript Terry Gerton You know, our timing on this topic is pretty lucky since the president’s management agenda just dropped. One of its three goals is to…
New Year’s Information Resolutions
Should managers be trained to provide a “New Year’s agenda” to employees so everyone knows from the outset what the key challenges and to-dos will be for the…
Trump order targeting defense contractor pay, stock buybacks is ‘full of ambiguity’
President Donald Trump took aim at defense contractors Wednesday, announcing new restrictions on executive pay and stock buybacks as part of the administration’s push to speed procurement and…
Military acquisition reform has important backing
Comprehensive acquisition reform proposed by the Trump administration has broad and bipartisan backing. Designed to strengthen both the military itself and its supporting defense industrial base (DIB), the…
ISOA’s Global Summit is coming up, connecting government and industry for stability operations worldwide
Interview transcript Terry Gerton Our listeners may not know what the International Stability Operations Association is. Why don’t you give us a quick primer? Who are you and…