• GSA shutters 18F, once an in-house innovation arm of the federal government

    GSA shutters 18F, once an in-house innovation arm of the federal government

    When the move was made this past weekend to shut down the 18F organization, it was not a complete surprise as the signals were out there that this was likely to happen. I was surprised this happened the way it did, and when it did (overnight), as these folks could have potentially been an asset…

  • Will a DOGE focus on large GovCon firms level the competitive playing field?

    Will a DOGE focus on large GovCon firms level the competitive playing field?

    An impactful set of statements recently from the new acting GSA Administrator about a focus on the 10 highest paid consulting firms who are set to receive over $65 billion in fees in 2025 and future years. This needs to, and must, change,” wrote Stephen Ehikian, acting GSA administrator, in the letter to agency senior…

  • Good insight from Gartner on Top CIO Challenges

    Good insight from Gartner on Top CIO Challenges

    I always enjoy reading these reports to get some great insight on what senior technology leaders are facing in a very dynamic and evolving environment. Some interesting topics we covered this time around, to include: Go to link

  • Tech unemployment ticked up slightly in January

    Tech unemployment ticked up slightly in January

    As we get ready to close out February, I am curious to see what the unemployment numbers will look like as January was moving in an upward direction vs. how 2024 closed out. With the disruptions in the federal government space, and its impact on the government contracting industry… How will that impacts the overall…

  • RTO is underway, in federal government and across the board

    RTO is underway, in federal government and across the board

    Interesting to see in the LinkedIn post and the related article at the link below about the state of folks returning to office work. The stats shared show that the return to office work as we ended January is at the highest level since 2020 with the number of people actually working in person is…