Are You A Small Business, Or Just Working With One? Factors You Need To Consider

The federal government talks a good game when it comes to making use of small businesses and, in fact, many agencies do an excellent job of using small firms. The rhetoric, however, doesn’t always match the reality. Additionally, large businesses may be…

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Three Things Currently Happening in Washington You Need to Know About

What happens in Washington D.C. is sometimes ignored, misunderstood or derided. However, if you’re in federal business, you need to consistently understand what’s happening in the federal capital. Always keep in mind that Washington can do things for you and to you.…

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Comstor Cloud Update: The Opportunities are Undeniable

Is Managed IaaS the Right Solution for Your Agency?

Today’s IT landscape is complex. Public sector agencies have access to a wide variety of of solutions to support their IT infrastructure needs from an even wider pool of service providers – from colocation and traditional managed hosting services to private, public…

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How Hosted Cloud Solutions Can Help You Manage the Complexities of Your Business

The marketplace is experiencing an explosion of cloud technologies and services. The number of cloud services from which organizations, both commercial and public sector, have to choose from is mind blowing. While many understand how such cloud solutions can and will simplify…

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Q1 Federal Outlook - Work Now Brings Benefits Later

Taking Time to Educate Today Can Lead to Greater Success Tomorrow

A client of mine had been having a really tough time getting their GSA Schedule contract negotiated. The Contract Specialist was skeptical of whether the company knew what it was doing and if they could actually be a successful government contractor. It…

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Government Contractors: Take Control of Your Federal Business

Did you know the feds can award a contract to you in one day, sometimes less? Did you know that new technology, not yet in current production, can be bought by the feds with few rules? Did you know that Department of…

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Federal Budget Considerations for FY2016 Cloud Acquisition

Adoption of cloud technologies by federal agencies continues to accelerate. There have been several high-profile contract awards granted in 2015, including a $109M FAA Cloud Contract and several large GWACs, such as SEWP V, providing a readily-accessible contract vehicle for procuring a…

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IDIQ Contracts, BPAs, and Task Orders: “Mini Me” Isn’t just for the Movies

By now you know the basic fact about Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts in the federal IT market. They account for about half of all spending. But did you know that a significant – and growing – amount of this business is…

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Don’t End up with Skinned Knees: Use DVP to Clear Today’s IT Hurdles 2

We are in it, to dominate it!!

Coming down the home stretch, running the race to win, and outworking our competition unapologetically!! That is what we must all focus on in the last two weeks prior to September 30. How do we do this and still win against our competition…

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Are Federal Agencies on the Right Path to the Cloud?

Look, up in the sky! It’s a cloud! What, type of cloud is it, though? Is it one of those light, wispy clouds that will pass on by or a dark one that will rain on your picnic? Sometimes the type of…

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