FedRAMP, 18F and the federal workforce as a whole face uncertain futures in the next administration, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly.
Source: Connolly: Choppy waters ahead for civilian agency IT — FCW
An equity firm will merge three Pentagon contractors and position the new entity between prime contractors and ‘niche players’.
Source: Equity firm merges Pentagon IT contractors — Defense Systems
A key to success in the government market is recognizing cold, warm and hot opportunities how to navigate each. Read part 2 of our three-part series.
Source: Can you recognize and act on ‘warm’ contract opportunities? — Washington Technology
The government’s watchdog found no reason to sustain challenges to a pair of lucrative Defense contracts to deliver military health care.
Source: TRICARE Bid Protests Denied – Contracting – GovExec.com
According to estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, about nine percent of all U.S. non-farm businesses are majority-owned by veterans. Here’s the economic outlook and useful resources for veteran owned businesses:
Source: The Economic Outlook and Useful Resources for Veteran Owned Businesses | Onvia
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers plans to release advocacy priorities for the incoming administration.
Source: State CIOs sketch out priorities for Trump administration — GCN
The Professional Services Council’s 2016 Vision conference predicts little new spending, but a lot of moving around of existing money.
Source: Agencies, industry should expect a lot of ‘churn’ in IT spending – FederalNewsRadio.com
Federal agencies will be able to sign up with the General Services Administration’s contract writing as-a-service in the coming year.
Federal IT experts are thinking through how a Trump presidency will affect modernization, outsourcing and other technology efforts.
Source: How Will Federal IT Priorities Shift with a New Administration? | FedTech Magazine
The pay-as-you-go system will offer guidance as well as reduce costs, according to GSA.
Source: GSA to Offer Cloud-Based Contract Writing System Next Year – Nextgov.com
