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  • NVRC Study: California, Northern Virginia Top Federal Contracting States for 2010-14 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NVRC Study: California, Northern Virginia Top Federal Contracting States for 2010-14

    California and Northern Virginia were respectively the first- and second-largest states in terms of federal contract spending between 2010 and 2014 if the latter region was a state, a new study says. The r said Monday California received approximately $255 billion in federal non-payroll, defense and non-defense contracts over that four-year period and Northern Virginia got nearly $219 billion for those same items. NVRC […] More

  • IBM Modifies Cloud Contract Structure for Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Modifies Cloud Contract Structure for Clients

    IBM has drafted what it says is a “simplified” contract for its cloud offerings as it sought to provide clients with an option for accelerated service delivery. The new two-page document is a condensed version one-fifths shorter than traditional service agreements, IBM said Thursday. “It’s ironic that cloud computing represents a faster and more innovative […] More

  • Executive Profile: Andrew Maner, Federal Managing Partner at IBM Global Business Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Andrew Maner, Federal Managing Partner at IBM Global Business Services

    Andrew Maner serves as a managing partner for the U.S. federal business at IBM Global Business Services and focuses on managing profit-and-loss for the unit. Maner served as CEO of National Interest Security Co., a provider of information and technology management consulting services, until IBM acquired the capital-backed firm in 2010. He works to develop services in data center consolidation, cloud […] More

  • Ellen Lord: Textron Systems Eyes Change in Defense Market Picture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ellen Lord: Textron Systems Eyes Change in Defense Market Picture

    Ellen Lord, president and CEO of Textron Systems, said last week the company is investing in technology and talent development in order to stay competitive amid market and fiscal pressures. “We have the ability to scale, and we have a commercially minded workforce,” Lord told an Atlantic Council-hosted event. Marjorie Censer writes that Lord predicts that […] More

  • GSA Seeks Computer Games for Training Contracting Personnel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Computer Games for Training Contracting Personnel

    The General Services Administration is seeking to acquire computer games for training government contracting personnel, Nextgov reported Friday. Joseph Marks writes the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service wants users to access the games through a mobile application and for contractors to experiment and make decisions in a risk-free environment. GSA intends for users to paths based […] More