What Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ defense budget hikes mean for contractors like CSRA (NYSE: CSRA), Leidos Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) and General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) – Washington Business Journal
President Donald Trump told an audience of state governors at the White House that the increase would “rebuild the depleted military of the United States of America at a time we most need it.””
Achieving Cyber-Fitness In 2017: Part 1—Planning For Compliance | Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
The focus in 2017 is cybersecurity specifically compliance with the DoD’s final rule for safeguarding covered defense information before 12/31 deadline.
Total acquisition cost: The missing tool from the procurement reform toolbox – FederalNewsRadio.com
Total acquisition cost remains the missing link in measuring, assessing and reforming the procurement system to deliver best value mission support.
Source: Total acquisition cost: The missing tool from the procurement reform toolbox – FederalNewsRadio.com
What’s Past is Prologue: How The FCA’s Eventful Year in 2016 Will Affect Government Contractors | Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
2016 was a big year for the FCA. Total government recoveries were up; total new matters filed were up; and total new government-led FCA matters were up.
Trump’s Budget Will Require 10 Percent Spending Cuts at Non-Defense Agencies – Management – GovExec.com
Agencies must identify $54 billion in savings in “lower priority programs.”
Expect the unexpected with upcoming budget, appropriations cycle, experts say – FederalNewsRadio.com
Upcoming budget cycles in 2017 and 2018 will be unlike any other for agencies and contractors, some budget experts say.
Source: Expect the unexpected with upcoming budget, appropriations cycle, experts say – FederalNewsRadio.com
Marketing trends for contractors – FederalNewsRadio.com
Hinge Marketing’s Lee Frederiksen discusses the new Hinge study: “2017 Government Services Research: Marketing & Growth Insights”.
Source: Marketing trends for contractors – FederalNewsRadio.com
4 tips for effective proposal writing in the digital age | Lohfeld
A 2015 Microsoft study found that digital distractions have resulted in the average person having an 8-second attention span—less than a goldfish! A 2016 Harvard Business Review (HBR) article stated that bad writing is the biggest productivity buster. Yet, we still write proposals the old-fashioned way, as if proposal evaluators have unlimited time and focus.
Source: 4 tips for effective proposal writing in the digital age | Lohfeld