4 Government Contracting Trends to Watch in 2016
Castlemar Consulting’s Mark Abel examines four contracting trends for 2016.
Source: Washington Exec, Article written by Mark Abel, published October 1, 2016
Today’s times represent an ongoing shift in the federal services marketplace. The changes are broad and include shifts in technology; acquisition methods; and the economics of being a contractor with significant hurdles and barriers to success. These market dynamics will play out over the coming months and years – here’s a rundown of the most significant of those changes now well underway.
1. Cloud Computing Continues to Absorb IT Services Opportunities
Federal agencies have moved beyond the 2010 Cloud-First mandate to adopt cloud computing, and have begun embracing the cloud to support their business and mission objectives. Cloud computing represents a significant change to the way that the federal government had done business. Cloud computing permits the customer to spend less time managing complex IT resources and more time investing in core mission work. Companies that have cloud-based offerings are winning significant business away from providers that have historically supported “in-house” solutions. MORE….
Read the full story at http://www.washingtonexec.com/2015/10/guest-column-4-government-contracting-trends-to-watch-in-2016-by-mark-abel/
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