The Fed spends in great numbers: US Discretionary spending by the federal government is expected to grow 6.5 percent this year. This is more than double

The most important objective of the Buy American Act is to assure that American goods are prioritized when the US government purchases products. The important

Martha Johnson ushered in a new era at the U.S. General Services Administration on February 16 during a live town hall at GSA headquarters in

We may be looking at the largest year in federal IT spending in history. Especially because President Obama has stated publicly that a major objective of his is the improvement and updating of government technology infrastructure.

“Despite the anticipated belt-tightening under the Obama administration, technology opportunities will emerge in FY2010,” according to Input, a company devoted to federal marketing and government business analysis. Input cited the Department of Veterans Affairs with the most potential for federal spending on IT products and services.

It is common knowledge that government contracts are for companies located around Washington DC, because that is where the majority of government business takes place. However, this is a large misconception, because California receives over 11% of government contracting dollars. It makes sense when you consider that 41 military bases, and hundreds of federal agency offices are located in California.

Mary Powers-King, director of governmentwide acquisition contracts and Schedule 70 for GSA’s Integrated Technology Service will retire shortly after the New Year after 31 years of

MCR provides integrated program management services to the federal government, among other things. In a statement on the MCR website dated Dec. 4th they released: