Deltek estimates contractor-addressable spending on the U.S. government’s mission-critical programs will increase by $18 billion to about $682 billion in fiscal year 2017 if Congress approves the White House’s latest budget request. The company’s “FY 2017 Federal Budget Request: Challenges and Opportunities” report examines potential business opportunities the $1.14 trillion discretionary spending plan offers to the GovCon sector, Deltek said Thursday. The report forecasts […] More

Deltek has launched its 2016 surveys for government vendors and architecture and engineering firms with the goal to analyze potential operational, financial and program management issues these companies may face. The surveys run through Feb. 29 and Deltek will develop market data based on survey results in order to help firms gauge competition and conduct business planning, Deltek said […] More

A Deltek report predicts that federal spending on big data management software, hardware and services will increase from $1.5 billion in fiscal 2015 at a 14 percent compound annual growth rate to hit $3.2 billion by fiscal 2020. Deltek said Friday it forecasts agencies to increasingly use big data platforms for healthcare, national security, and […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has received a 2015 Innovation Award from Deltek for its adoption of a Deltek-built mobile application that works to track employees’ working hours and expenses. SAIC said Monday it implemented the Touch Time and Expense for GovCon app last year in an effort to connect with the company’s approximately 15,000 workers globally. Deltek’s technology is […] More

A Deltek report indicates federal civilian and defense agencies have collectively spent about $2.29 billion on cloud computing products and services during fiscal 2015. Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, writes in a blog article published Tuesday the company found that the U.S. Defense Department awarded $1.14 billion in contracts to cloud vendors over […] More

Alex Rossino, a senior principal research analyst at Deltek, reports that information security policies and management programs in the federal government are driving agencies to invest in cloud computing and big data technologies. He wrote in a blog article published Tuesday the market research company has forecast that federal agencies will collectively increase their spending on cloud computing services […] More

Established vendors continue to dominate the federal market for cloud platforms amid competition with commercial newcomers, Alex Rossino writes in a blog post for Deltek. Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, cited IBM as the leading federal cloud vendor based on the value of awarded contracts from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2015. IBM booked $603 […] More

A new Deltek report indicates that federal agencies’ use of the “lowest price-technically acceptable” methodology to acquire professional services and information technology offerings rose from 29 percent in fiscal 2012 to 32 percent during fiscal 2014. Overall, the U.S. government adopted an LPTA source selection process in 5,740 acquisition activities last year, a 24 percent […] More

A new Public Technology Institute survey has found that 47 percent of information technology executives of cities and counties across the U.S. think their local IT departments will continue to operate over the next year at current budget levels. PTI polled 274 local government IT leaders with Deltek and 74 percent of the respondents said […] More

A Deltek study has found that almost 400 architectural and engineering services companies aim to capture more public infrastructure improvement projects involving water systems and roads and bridges over the next 18 months. John Bornstein, Deltek’s marketing manager for the North American A&E industry, wrote in a blog post published Monday that public sector accounts […] More

Deltek predicts the number of vendors on the continuous monitoring blanket purchase agreement will change in the future due to a shift in the agencies’ security procurement habits. Deltek said Thursday that 18 percent of the BPA contractors represent more than 80 percent of the total CDM BPA spending. Group F, the final CDM group, […] More

The Defense Department’s best practices document on cloud adoption does not mention ways on how agencies can choose and compete contracts among accredited cloud service providers, Alex Rossino writes in a blog post for Deltek. Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, highlighted areas he believes the Best Practices Guide for Department of Defense Cloud Mission Owners does […] More