Survey finds four out of five federal IT decision makers frustrated with FedRAMP Read More
Source: FedRAMP’s Lack of Transparency Irks Government IT Decision Makers | Data Center Knowledge
The House Oversight Committee asked several agency CIOs why the proposed IT Modernization Fund is necessary and how the money would be used.
Source: Lawmakers question need for $3B IT modernization fund | Federal Times
Leading Government Contractors and their in-house counsel arrived at Crowell & Moring’s annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel today. The 32nd annual event, which runs May 25-26, opened with remarks from partners Daniel Forman and Amy O’Sullivan, and a panel featuring Crowell & Moring chair Angela Styles, partner Robert Burton,… Continue Reading
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) recently published its decision on a protest filed be URS Federal Services of an award made by the Army to VSE Corporation. URS, the incumbent contractor for the work, alleged that the Army should have rejected VSE’s bid as unrealistically low-priced (among other charges). GAO denied the protest.
Source: PGAO Denies Protest that Bid was Too Low | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
The government can now keep pace with innovation trends in commercial sectors.
Source: Some catalyzing technologies on the government horizon | The Hill
We recently launched a new feature to help our customers identify potential competitors before they submit their proposal – GovTribe Insights.
Source: GT Blog – Know The Competition Before You Start Your Pursuit | GovTribe
Waiting for a contract before you start developing your customer relationships is doing business development backwards. There are more ways to get ahead of the RFP and start relationship marketing than most people realize. This is a critical first step towards being able to influence the RFP.
The 2016 government contractor study will uncover best practices & unique challenges for the federal market government contractors face.
Why should you attend?
Amazon Web Services will host our complimentary seventh annual Public Sector Summit for government, education and nonprofit organizations on June 20-21, 2016 in Washington, DC. The AWS Public Sector Summit is one of the world’s largest public sector cloud gatherings and brings together developers, IT, and line of business leaders to address current best practices and trends in cloud computing as well as solutions that can be instantly applied. Sessions will feature public sector organizations sharing how the cloud enables more mission for the money, acquisition strategies in government, and optimizing security while reducing costs. We expect 4000+ attendees. Tracks will include: Mobility and IoT, Security and Compliance, DevOps, Open Data, Big Data and Analytics, Community Cloud (GovCloud and IC), Transformation and Innovation, Hybrid Architectures and Enterprise Apps.
Check out this video to get a flavor for the event.
Still, no agency received an A grade.
Source: FITARA Scorecard: Fewer Agencies Get Failing Scores on IT Reform – Nextgov.com
