Even as agencies continue to struggle to do better than status quo compliance with the annual Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, the next self-reporting period is looming. Instead of creating strategies to force-fit legacy systems into compliance, agencies might do better by starting over.
Source: The secret to FITARA compliance — Washington Technology
With the specter of another partial shutdown gone and unlikely to return, government contractors can put their full attention on the strategies they need to win in 2019 and beyond.
Source: Leading execs to share insights on 2019 strategies — Washington Technology
In the strategy work we do for professional services firms, we frequently find they have the same core problems. We also find that there are a set of commonly overlooked opportunities to address those problems — opportunities that help firms gain tangible advantages in competing for new clients and the best employees.
Source: 7 overlooked opportunities to boost your value — Washington Technology
One of the more recurrent complaints when a company is making the “go/no go” decision on a bid is “we’ll lose because the client does not know us.”
Source: Why social selling matters in the GovCon market — Washington Technology
In part 2 of our two-part interview with former Rep. Tom Davis, the congressman shares his views on procurement, politics and what he would do if he were king.
Source: Project 38: Tom Davis on politics and procurement — Washington Technology
NOTE: The is part 2 of a pair of commentaries exploring the FedRAMP process. Click here for part 1.
When it comes to the federal cloud, there’s a shift in the winds: We are leaving the “Cloud First” era for agencies and about to enter the “Cloud Smart” era.
Source: 3 secrets to FedRAMP success — Washington Technology
In this interview, Professional Services Council President and CEO David Berteau shares what he is hearing from industry on the impact of the government shutdown and steps contractors should take now to get ready for when the government reopens. Whenever that is.
Source: Project 38: PSC’s David Berteau on contractors weathering the shutdown — Washington Technology
NOTE: This is the first of two commentaries offering advice on FedRamp compliance.
For years, the federal government’s aspirations in the cloud have been defined by speed. Today, there is a new s-word that has been added to the mix: smart.
Source: Preparation is key to smoothing your FedRamp journey — Washington Technology
It’s an acronym well-known across the government contracting space – LPTA, short for “Lowest Price Technically Acceptable,” as an evaluation method for cost/price proposals.
Taxpayers have the right to know how the government is spending their money. After all, the insights gained from total transparency in the federal procurement process can hold agencies more accountable. For this reason, administrations and congresses have undertaken initiatives to boost transparency and improve oversight of federal government spending on a bipartisan basis.
Source: Transparency in debriefs would improve competition, help small businesses — Washington Technology