President Trump’s fiscal 2019 request asks for a federal IT budget of roughly $92 billion, a 4.5 percent increase above the projected FY 2018 figure. Join Bloomberg Government for a breakfast briefing to review the administration’s IT budget and modernization priorities with an emphasis on governmentwide cloud adoption.Using propriety data and analysis, BGOV federal market analysts Laura Criste and Chris Cornillie will present the...

The use of Other Transaction Authority (OTA) has more than doubled in the past five years, to $2.3 billion in fiscal 2017 from $1 billion in fiscal 2012, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis. As more agencies recognize the benefits of using OTA, such as access to nontraditional contractors and faster acquisition processes, they may ramp up OTA spending even more. As spending increases, it becomes more important for contractors to track...

In partnership with Infrastructure Week (May 14-21), Bloomberg Next.Infrastructure serves as a destination for dialogue on policies that match the pace of technological change and innovation. We’ll envision the future of infrastructure and address roadblocks to deploying drivers of economic growth: broadband and digital systems, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things. Today, infrastructure is about conne...

With the enactment of fiscal 2018 Omnibus appropriations, federal agencies finally know their budgets for the rest of the fiscal year. Contractors need to know which agencies have the most to spend, what they’re looking to buy, and which contracts agencies are going to use to put money on contract before it expires. Join BGOV along with NACA, NCAIED, and the National 8(a) Association for a webinar that explores where small businesses ...

The Navy-Marine Corps team is under tremendous pressure to sustain its peace-time presence missions; increase operational readiness; add more ships and develop technologies and concepts of operation to enhance conventional deterrence in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats; and invest in strategic nuclear force upgrades.Even with an increase in the budget planned for fiscal 2018 and 2010 it still means some tough tradeoffs in the ne...

A wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continues to reshape the federal market. There have been more than 1,700 government contracting M&A deals since 2015, according to BGOV analysis of Bloomberg Terminal data. Contractors have been using M&A to counter declining margins, pursue growth markets, access contract vehicles, reach new customers, acquire advanced technology, and divest to focus on core capabilities.Join Bloomberg Gov...

This March, Bloomberg Government Next.Tech serves as a destination for dialogue on the political, ethical and cultural implications of the connected future among tech industry leaders and Washington officials. The global reach of the Internet is causing national and international government bodies to rethink the bounds of commerce and consumer protections. We’ll elevate and expand the conversation to uncover policies that match the pace...

President Trump’s fiscal 2019 request asks for a federal IT budget of roughly $92 billion, a 4.5 percent increase above the projected FY 2018 figure. Join BGOV analysts as they breakdown the budget for civilian IT and defense IT projects. We’ll also review spending by agencies and what’s ahead for cloud and cybersecurity programs.Topics include: Winners & Losers: DOD to receive $6.2 billion in new IT funding, a 21 percen...

As budgets tighten, marketing teams are tasked with providing cost-effective agency-based marketing plans. Reducing time spent researching agencies becomes even more important. Bloomberg Government provides marketers with the data and information to understand the market, gather intelligence and present their team with a winning plan.Join BGOV and Government Marketing University for a joint webinar to review the marketing landscape for 2018 an...

Cyber attacks are on the rise and news of thefts and data breaches have illustrated the widespread, devastating impact such incidents have had on corporations and institutions around the world. The victims range from the Democratic National Committee to pharmaceutical giant Merck to global law firm DLA Piper, costing billions and prompting a federal policy review across such critical infrastructure sectors. Experts forecast the cost of cybercr...