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Cyber Opportunities are Hot in 2012
Author: Chris Wilkinson
The 2012 Federal IT budget request is $80.9 billion, with most federal IT spending requests slightly ahead of 2011 levels.

3 Disconnects Roiling the Government Market
Author: Stan Soloway
From cybersecurity to energy sustainability and green buying, from the future of homeland security to the fierce competition for resources in a fiscally constrained environment, from fostering innovation to emerging, yet sometimes conflicting, acquisition policies and practices, we covered a lot of ground. But reflecting on the substance of the conference, I am struck by three overarching disconnects that emerged.

2011 Top 10 Contract Award Countdown
Author: Nick Wakeman
With some help from our friends at GovWin IQ (formerly Input and FedSources) we've compiled the top 10 contract awards of 2011.

3 Keys to Planning Professional Growth
Author: Bill Scheessele
Time and again, we've heard, "If you don't have a plan, you're part of someone else's plan." This could not be any more critical a statement than now during the "new normal times" we are experiencing in the government contracting.

DOD Looks to Semantics for Better Data Sharing, Cost Savings
Author: Amber Corrin
In its ongoing quest to catalyze cost efficiencies and improve information-sharing, the Defense Department is increasingly looking to IT to solve problems of all sizes.

Supercommittee Fails: What’s Next for Feds?
Author: Camille Tuutti
Federal employees might naturally worry about sequestration, the across-the-board discretionary spending cuts triggered when the special Congressional committee set up to find more deliberately-chosen cuts gave up hope of reaching agreement.

The Smart Leader’s Gamble: Fail Small, Win Big
Author: Michael Hardy
In a Federal Computer Week column published last year, former General Services Administration official Frank McDonough questioned the value of "grand designs" - large-scale plans that never seem to work as expected.

Agencies' Websites Ranked for Readability, Clear Language
Author: Alice Lipowicz
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' website scored highest in readability, transparency and clarity, while the Federal Railroad Administration's website scored lowest, according to a new index created by Visible Thread, a provider of content analysis solutions.