The secret sauce to winning more government contracts
In today’s dynamic business culture, artificial intelligence is the agent for transformation and with it, every tech giant (Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft), The White House, the Federal…
The Right Way to Do “Office Peacocking”
Office peacocking is the attempt to create an office work environment employees are motivated to return to post-pandemic. The post The Right Way to Do “Office Peacocking” appeared…
Limited application of novel acquisition pathways hinders defense innovation
Despite the Pentagon’s efforts and reforms in recent years to attract more innovative companies into its ecosystem, it is still challenging for companies outside the traditional base to…
Who enforces software licenses when sold through reseller?
An issue of costly importance to every agency recently came up in Federal Circuit Court. Namely, when you buy software through a reseller, who can enforce the end…
Maybe the Secret to Great Customer Service Employees Is Puppies
In addition to being good for business and employee morale, having puppies around customer service employees encourages patience and understanding. The post Maybe the Secret to Great Customer…
DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts
While the award lead times have generally decreased for defense contracts and orders over $250,000 in the last several years, it takes longer for the Defense Department to…
GSA aims to make buying SaaS easier through new policy
The effort to make buying cloud services easier for agencies and more in line with industry standards continues with yet another acquisition workaround. The General Services Administration issued…
Should the Defense Department get more mixed up with mergers and acquisitions?
The defense industrial base roster of companies keeps shrinking, and supply chain snags have become constant. Now at least some members of Congress have asked whether the Defense Department…
Employers of the disabled worry about the uncertain federal budget
Government shutdown threats and scrimping on contractor employee wages, those conflicts affect one group of working people perhaps more than any other. People with disabilities. Joining the Federal…
A troubling small business trend is getting worse
Bloomberg Government recently underscored something federal contracting data has been showing. In the last ten years, the number of small businesses doing business with the government has fallen…