The Office of Management and Budget’s desire for agencies to break out their spending on IT in more depth for the fiscal 2019 budget process hit a bit of a speed bump.
Source: An inside look at how the IT budget stew gets made – FederalNewsRadio.com
The biggest cities don’t always have the budgets to match.
At TiECon 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif., some gov tech leaders parceled out advice on how to successfully sell to the public sector.
Source: 3 Pieces of Advice for Setting Up a Successful Gov Tech Company
When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson kicked off a reorganization with a speech to career employees, he followed that with a survey going to everyone. It’s part of a governmentwide reorganization envisioned by the Trump administration. And it’s got observers, like contractors, wondering where this is all headed. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Source: Alan Chvotkin: Contractors eyes reorganization rollout – FederalNewsRadio.com
On May 4th, companion bills were introduced in the Senate and House that are designed to increase participation of small businesses in Government contracting. Both bills are titled the same – Assuring Contracting Equity (ACE) Act of 2017.
An Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary was not affiliated with its parent or sister companies under the ostensible subcontractor rule, according to SBA OHA.
I was fascinated to read a review yesterday in The Times of the new edition of their Style Guide, whilst I flew over from London to work with our colleagues in the Netherlands running APMP courses here this week.
Source: Writing with style – The Proposal Guys Jon and BJ’s proposal blog
Trade wars, government shutdown threats, sabre rattling on the Korean peninsula, continuing conflicts in the Middle East, and industries in major flux … no doubt winning business and growing revenue is a precarious venture.
Source: Old ways of BD don’t cut it in today’s market — Washington Technology
Today’s guests are Emily Rae, president at Rae International & Amy Kim, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Manager at the SBA’s Office of Government Contracting. The focus of the interview is to show how the SBA can help women with capital, contracts, and counseling. Rae is a great example of a successful woman-owned company who had benefited from SBA’s advice.
Source: SBA: Helping women-owned small businesses – FederalNewsRadio.com
Apply three smart strategies exemplified by this year’s honorees.
Source: Find Inspiration from SBA’s 2017 National Small Business Week Award Winners — BizTech
