2019 will be a year of great opportunity for government contractors with health budgets and growth in key areas. But that doesn't mean it'll be an easy year, plus there are no guarantees about what will come after the current budget agreement ends. Register today for Washington Technology's event 2019 Outlook and Beyond. This morning event will feature a panel of leading government experts who will share tactical and strategic insights for the...

With all the buzz surrounding disruptive technologies like machine learning, blockchain, artificial intelligence, drones and more, it can be easy to forget federal technology’s raison d’être: enable the mission. These technologies are a means to the mission’s end, empowering agencies to achieve mission goals more efficiently and securely while permanently changing roles and processes. Join Government Executive and Next...

IT Modernization: Supporting the Agency Journey Government agencies at all levels are under pressure to modernize their IT operations. As technology matures and expectations increase, government IT leaders try to find the best path forward. Register today to attend the Modernization Summit being held on October 10th in Washington, DC. Hear IT experts share practical information and guidance to achieve modernization the best way possible. You'l...

Government IT leaders can work hard every day in their pursuit of innovation and still be stuck spinning their wheels in maintaining decades-old technology. While industry partners roll out the next big thing, government leaders too often are playing catch up by deploying technology that has long been standard in the private sector. There are many challenges: competing budget priorities, stove-piped systems and programs, lack of institutional...

Government contractors can spend hundreds of hours doing research, building a team and crafting a proposal. So when they lose the bid to competitors, it is a great disappointment. A key component of learning what went wrong is the debriefing agencies are supposed to give losing bidders so they can gain insights on why their bids failed. But there are problems with the quality and consistency of agency debriefings. This drives many companies to...

How Acquisitions Disrupt the Competitive Landscape The last year has seen merger and acquisition activity accelerate dramatically in the federal market. From headline grabbing deals, such as General Dynamics’ acquisition of CSRA or the formation of Perspecta from combining three companies to the nearly 100 small and mid-size deals that have closed in the last 12 months, the competitive landscape is rapidly changing. To stay competitive,...

Transitioning to the cloud can bring a hailstorm of management, budgeting and other issues without the right information and support. One improvement has come with the standardization of procuring cloud solutions through FedRAMP, which in FY16 passed the mark of having more FedRAMP compliant procurements than not. The result is across-the-board improved security in commercial cloud solutions. There are multiple avenues to improve the process a...

JOIN US FOR TECHMENTOR, August 6 – 10, 2018, as we return to Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA. In today’s IT world, more things change than stay the same. As we celebrate the 20th year of TechMentor, we are more committed than ever to providing immediately usable IT education, with the tools you need today, while preparing you for tomorrow – keep up, stay ahead and avoid Winter, ahem, Change. You owe it to yourself, your...

Resetting the Federal Cyber PrioritiesThe growing importance of cloud, mobility and related trends requires agencies to think differently about cybersecurity, once and for all relinquishing their reliance on perimeter-based protections and focusing instead on network-, application- and data-level security. Above all, agencies need to improve their ability to detect and respond to threats quickly and effectively. This event will explore the te...

Online services, connected infrastructure, and public wifi are all becoming standard practices for governments today. As governments, lives and livelihoods move online, so are threats to our safety. This event will explore how state and local governments are rushing to build more sophisticated cybersecurity organizations to meet the constant threat head-on. From detecting sophisticated attacks to protecting citizens, we’ll explore this n...