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Enhancing Government Acquisition with AI: Balancing Innovation and Security

Enhancing Government Acquisition with AI:...

The emergence of generative AI in commercial use has dramatically altered the dynamics of government acquisition. As agencies explore the capabilities of AI, agencies must balance the drive for innovation…

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Price it Right: Strategies for Pricing Contracts Across the Government Spectrum

Price it Right: Strategies for Pricing Contracts...

Revitalize your career as a government contract pricer. This whitepaper illuminates pricing essentials, covering regulations, risk factors, and profitable strategies. Explore fixed-price, cost-plus, and time-and-materials contracts, along with five proven…

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The Soaring Momentum of Cybersecurity Threats: A Pricing & Bid-Development Perspective for Aeronautics Contractors

The Soaring Momentum of Cybersecurity Threats: A...

As air travel and defense demands surge, aeronautics contracting firms drive technological innovation. However, with progress comes cybersecurity threats exploiting critical systems. Learn how stringent regulations impact cost estimating and…

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Stop Analysis Paralysis: Best Ways to Read and Analyze Government RFPs

Stop Analysis Paralysis: Best Ways to Read and...

This white paper guides contracting firms through the complex realm of government Requests for Proposals (RFP). It offers effective approaches to interpreting RFPs, understanding agency-specific language, and navigating communication nuances.…

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Keep it Realistic: Tips for Developing Accurate Government Contract Estimates

Keep it Realistic: Tips for Developing Accurate...

Whether you work in pricing for a government agency or a contracting firm, this paper provides essential cost estimating and analysis tips to help you do your job more accurately…

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Emerging Technology Challenge: Advancing Open Innovation Through Public and Private Collaboration

Emerging Technology Challenge: Advancing Open...

This white paper is a summary of the results of ACT-IAC’s Emerging Tech Days, Use Case Summits, and other innovation focused events (e.g., Shark Tanks) and outlines how these approaches…

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Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement

Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar...

Military history provides numerous instances of states failing to recognize the implications of disruptive innovations. Contentment with incremental improvements on existing capabilities, such as weapon hand grips, autonomous capabilities, and…

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Managing Insider Risk During Mergers and Acquisitions

Managing Insider Risk During Mergers and...

While loss of IP or sensitive data by individual companies can jeopardize shareholder assets, insider threats in some sectors–particularly the defense industrial base (DIB)–also imperil technologies and information that are…

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Middle-Tier Defense Acquisitions: Rapid Prototyping and Fielding Requires Changes to Oversight and Development Approaches

Middle-Tier Defense Acquisitions: Rapid...

The Department of Defense (DOD) is continually challenged to deliver capabilities to its warfighters at the pace of innovation and was required to establish guidance for an alternative acquisition process,…

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Defense Primer: United States Airpower

Defense Primer: United States Airpower

Every branch of the United States armed forces uses the Air Force for a variety of missions. The United States Air Force is comprised of more than 14,000 aircraft and…

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Digitizing Federal Procurement

Digitizing Federal Procurement

The ability of the United States Government (USG) to rapidly navigate the procurement process is essential to mission success and national prosperity. As it stands, the current system has evolved…

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Streamlining Government Procurement with a Modern Acquisition Management Solution

Streamlining Government Procurement with a Modern...

Organizations that rely on outdated, siloed technology to manage procurement processes face challenges imposed by disjointed applications. Using an acquisition solution that lacks integration with existing legacy solutions opens organizations…

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12 Tips Before Selling a Government Contracting Business

12 Tips Before Selling a Government Contracting...

Selling a business is a complicated endeavor. To sell a government contracting business, the owner must deal with complications to the nth degree. The sale can involve unique security concerns,…

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