federal contracting

• The power of ‘cognitive’ category management

  Tim Wood, vice president and partner for the Supply Chain Management Practice, IBM Global Business Services, details how agencies can take advantage of the concept of cognitive category management to save money and drive efficiencies.

  Commentary

  July 24, 2017
• Incumbents ruling less of the day in federal contracting

  The 2016 federal contractor survey sponsored by Grant Thornton found vendors are optimistic about working in the public sector, despite facing more competition and lower profit margins.

  Reporter's Notebook

  June 26, 2017
• 8 trends to keep ahead of in federal contracting

  Contracting trends will likely continue into the next fiscal year. The only difference will be which agencies are spending the money.

  Acquisition

  April 28, 2017
• Daniel Snyder: The growing backlog of unawarded federal contracts

  The federal government has a growing backlog of unawarded contracts. Information technology represents the lion's share of the potential business.

  Federal Drive

  December 07, 2016
• Innovation takes the boring out of contracting

  Few totally new ideas hatch under the stars, but some old ones gain currency. Here are two having to do with contracting.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  July 26, 2016
• Hear about the $900 toilet seat?

  False stories harm the reputations of both the government and the contractor. Even whole programs.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  May 04, 2016
• Fresh head-scratchers from the world of federal contracting

  Banged-up cars and seizing ship engines. A slice of federal programs isn't going as planned.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  February 08, 2016