While government services contractors battle a tight labor market and ongoing supply chain disruptions, they emerged from the third quarter of 2021 excited for advances in digital warfare and the future of defense. … READ MORE >
The bipartisan infrastructure package and government contracting
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act equates to an abundance of opportunities for contractors, even those that have only worked commercial jobs. With new opportunities, though, come new disciplines that contractors need to adopt to be successful. … READ MORE >
Defense technology companies contend with supply chain challenges, vaccine mandate
In third-quarter earnings calls, top industry executives primarily addressed supply chain disruptions, the federal contractor vaccine mandate, inflation and innovation. … READ MORE >
Federal contractor vaccine mandate: Task force guidance
Guidance about the vaccine mandate for federal contractors helps clarify definitions, deadlines and requirements established in the executive order. … READ MORE >
Federal contractor vaccine mandate: Contracts, compliance and considerations
President Biden’s Sept. 9 executive order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for federal contractors introduced questions about logistics and compliance that contractors continue to try to answer. Here’s a closer look at key considerations. … READ MORE >
Government services executives highlight 5 trends from Q2
While government services contractors battle a tight labor market and continued supply chain disruptions, they are excited for what the future holds relating to infrastructure, artificial intelligence and zero-trust cybersecurity. … READ MORE >
What the U.S. government’s openness to remote work means for contractors and real estate
The first flexible coworking services contract is a major signal that government contractors will be serving a more dispersed, flexible customer in the future. This is great news for contractors who are battling for talent in a tight labor market and looking for continued return on their recent IT remote work investments. … READ MORE >
Defense technology: Emerging trends from industry executives in Q2
In second-quarter earnings calls, top executives in the industry discussed the labor market, supply chain disruptions, the space market, investment in nuclear power and international demand. … READ MORE >
5 trends from government services companies’ Q1 earnings calls
Through the start of 2021, the government services ecosystem buzzed with excitement around the Biden administration’s budget request and proposed infrastructure package. Contractors expect federal spending to flow toward initiatives such as IT modernization, supply chain risk management, cybersecurity and ESG. … READ MORE >
5 trends from defense technology companies’ Q1 earnings calls
Companies in the defense technologies ecosystem began 2021 by continuing to closely monitor operations and supply chains while positioning for short- and long-term federal government modernization efforts. … READ MORE >