President Trump’s 2018 budget request included $95.7 billion for Information Technology, an increase of $1.6 billion from 2017. The Department of Defense received an increase of almost $4 billion, while the Department of Agriculture saw a decrease of $220 million compared to 2017. Which other agencies saw significant changes? The $95.7 billion includes funding for 4,087 IT investments in four main functions: mission delivery; administrat...

Federal agencies are managing complex programs with evolving missions and growing customer expectations. Improving outcomes and efficiency, while reducing overspending and waste, are essential priorities for policymakers, agency staff, contractors, and taxpayers. Program management and acquisition reform remain key drivers of federal performance, but implementation remains a work in progress. Additional reforms and initiatives from the White H...

Artificial Intelligence is quickly becoming more science fact than science fiction. And despite concerns about thinking machines taking human jobs — or one day outsmarting their makers — the federal government’s investment in the technology is growing, and could be applied to a wide range of functions, from health care to public safety and defense/intelligence applications to employee performance. Can cognitive technologies d...

On May 23 the White House submitted its $4.1 trillion budget request to Congress. The proposed budget included $639 billion for the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2018, about $52 billion more than allowed by the Pentagon share of the defense budget cap. What does the budget request include, and what does it leave out? Which military department would see the largest budget increase? What sectors would be prioritized and what would the cha...

Anticipation is growing as the Trump administration gears up to release a proposed fiscal 2018 budget on May 23. The budget is expected to show balance within 10 years, in part through sweeping cuts to mandatory spending and robust growth estimates connected to a new plan to cut taxes. With far reaching consequences across industries and agencies, Bloomberg Government experts will break down the president’s budget request on May 24.

The top 20 federal contracts total around $200 billion in potential value, according to Bloomberg Government analysis. With all RFPs likely to be issued before close of fiscal 2017, which agencies have the most lucrative deals? Which contracts are recompetes? How many solicitations will be available for IT, professional services, and R&D? Join Bloomberg Government’s deputy director of research, Dan Snyder, for a 30-minute run down of...

Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) is an innovative and cutting edge multi-award contract vehicle focused on delivering superior commercial IT products and product based services for the federal government. NASA SEWP was built from the ground-up with innovation in its DNA. Bloomberg Government and Dcode42 are convening SEWP stakeholders to explore forecasts in innovation and showcase innovative technologies in the area of big dat...

Where’s the budget? While President Trump missed the statutory deadline in early-February, the White House is expected to send toplinenumbers forthe fiscal 2018 budget to Capitol Hill in mid-March. While it’s unclear how quickly the House and Senate Budget Committees will incorporate President Trump’s proposal into their budget resolutions, it seems likely that the President’s priorities will focus on rewriting the tax...

Employees are often considered a company’s greatest asset. Given increased transparency and access to data, are employees now a company’s greatest threat? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat Mitigation Act of 2017 requires DHS to establish a program to prevent and respond to threats posed by employees with access to classified information. Insider threats can include employees and others who unintentionally rele...

In this tense climate, managing supply chain risk is more critical than ever. Supply chain professionals leverage Bloomberg’s transparent data and sophisticated tools to uncover risk and negotiate better positions with suppliers. On March 1st, tune in to see how Bloomberg’s industry-leading platform for news, data, and analytical tools, provides purchasing professionals with the insights needed to deliver cost savings and security...