3 Mistakes Contractors Should Avoid Post-Shutdown
Key Takeaways for Executives Taking on more work than you can manage well could mean lost sales in the long run. It’s far better to underpromise and overperform than do the opposite. Don’t deliver something the contract doesn’t call for, even if the customer asks for it. As contractors rush to catch up on work
Save the Date: NoVa Chamber to Host Women at the Top of GovCon
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Northern Virginia Chamber) and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) will host the annual Women in Government Contracting program, “Women at the Top of Government Contracting,” focused on successful women in the region’s most influential industry. The event will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 7:30 AM –
Non-Defense Vendors Have $15.4 Billion in Trump’s Budget
This article was first available to Bloomberg Government subscribers. It is by Bloomberg Government analyst Robert Levinson. Federal non-defense contractors may have to absorb a $15.4 billion cut next year if President Donald Trump pays for his planned surge in defense spending by cutting funding to other discretionary programs, according to Bloomberg Government analysis.
GovCon Through the Trump Transition: Finding Business Opportunities and Focus
Every new administration likes to come in and try change things up, Bloomberg Government analyst and transition expert Cameron Leuthy told WashingtonExec’s general management council last week, and this one is no different. But over the last few weeks of rocky executive order rollouts, media meltdowns and massive disruptions of personnel and processes across multiple
Digital Management Inc. (DMI) Implements USDA Mobile Solution under $20 Million Next Generation IDIQ
Digital Management Inc. (DMI), a provider of enterprise mobile and big data solutions and services, announced that it has completed delivery of the first, large-scale federal enterprise mobile solution for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The solution, developed under a $20 million Next Generation Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract, is the foundation for the USDA’s long-term mobile strategy.
Andrew Sherman’s 2013 Outlook: Time to be Proactive, Strategic, & Opportunistic
WashingtonExec 2013 Government Contracting Outlook Series: The new year brings big changes for the Federal IT industry, and WashingtonExec is back with its Government Contracting Industry Outlook Series. We are giving local executives the opportunity to share their thoughts on where they see our industry headed this year and beyond. Leaders were asked a series
2nd Annual Cybersecurity Summit Scheduled For September 27th
The 2nd Annual Cybersecurity Summit is scheduled to take place on September 27, 7:00am – 5:00pm at 1777 F Street, NW in Washington, DC. Many experts within the cybersecurity field are scheduled to discuss potential opportunities and threats to your company. All scheduled speakers are listed below. KEYNOTES SPEAKERS: Brig. General Gregory Brundidge, Director, Command,
Lore Systems Acquires HUBZone Certification
The U.S. Small Business Administration has given Lore Systems a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) certification, which stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by supplying federal contracting preferences to small HUBZone certified businesses. Small businesses who acquire a HUBZone certification gain preference over other businesses since they employ staff that
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