Michael Byrne, senior director of federal presales at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies pursuing digital transformation initiatives should come up with a comprehensive multicloud strategy that would enable them to better manage public and private clouds and give them the flexibility to reallocate workloads as their requirement...
Technology investment firm The Acacia Group has acquired The Baer Group, which provides tech consulting and services to customers in public and private sectors, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to address the increasing shortage of technical talent needed to support digital transformation efforts of government and industry clients. “We se...
The Defense Health Agency has issued $1.4 billion in contract modification to 33 small businesses to extend ordering period of the Medical Q-Coded Services program for another year. The action on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract raised the total cumulative face value of the MQS strategic sourcing program to $8.9 billion, the Depa...
In today’s era of rapid space democratization, the biggest challenge the United States faces is being able to leverage industry partnerships at a quick enough rate to outpace its strategic competitors, according to federal space leaders. Historically, the U.S. has enjoyed a healthy lead over other countries in space; in the Apollo era, the country...
Lenee Lyte, a certified public accountant, has been appointed principal within the government contractors services practice of CPA and advisory firm Withum. She will join a team of advisers operating through Withum’s office in Washington, D.C., and help expand the firm’s regional presence in the GovCon business, Withum said in a May 3 news relea...
The U.S. Intelligence Community is constantly chasing after cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions that can meet IC needs and ensure the country’s strategic advantage. But IC agencies aren’t replacing legacy systems with the latest and greatest technology, and it’s leading to clutter, inefficiency and depleted resources. Accor...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have issued a joint advisory offering several measures managed service providers and customers can take to protect themselves from malicious cyber actors. The advisory outlines baseline security measures and controls that should be ...
Paul Burnette, vice president and director of the Software Accelerator at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said the federal government should collaborate with industry to develop and field “hardened, optimal code” and advance the adoption of the SecDevOps approach to protect software from potential cyberattacks. Burnette wrote that SecDevOps provide...
Completing government contracts can make your business more successful. But there are some basic facts you must master before becoming eliglble to compete for federal contracts. This article gives you comprehensive insight into what it takes to become a successful contractor. What Is Government Contracting? Government contracting is a business pro...
Chad Haferbier, vice president of multidomain operations solutions at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said agencies seeking to advance modernization should transition to open-architecture, nonproprietary frameworks that “enable rapid, iterative improvements.” “Open architectures also enable agencies to prioritize interoperability and data sharing between...
