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Shifting priorities create a sticky competitive landscape
The government's buying habits and a greater emphasis on small-business contracts take market share from midsize companies.

Review Washington Technology's list of the top 100 federal government contractors, based on data from FedSources.

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Read the Brookings Institution's recent reports about the best and worst e-government Web sites here and here.

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MANAGEMENT

5 ways to juice performance
Individual and agency performance alike will remain top concerns in the next administration.

ACQUISITION

5 pieces to the pricing puzzle
A panel of procurement experts has five key questions about the role of competition in GSA pricing.

Visit the Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel's Web site. The panel was created to help improve the General Services Administration's multiple-award schedules program.

POLICY

5 priorities still worth pursuing
The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.

TECHNOLOGY

5 tech tools with lasting appeal
An election year and a stagnant economy aren't slowing government's appetite for new tech.

Read the profiles of all this year's winners.

Now Available to Watch Why E-Signatures is a game-changer

Teleworking success a mixed bag at SSA

Employee productivity in the Social Security Administration's teleworking pilot program varied significantly by office and job function.
Is Congress transparent enough?

Legislative data is public and online, but transparency advocates are looking to make more-granular aspects of the lawmaking process easier to track and understand.
Is government ready for AI?

Dozens of agencies are at least dabbling in artificial intelligence, but big concerns remain about transparency and the impact on the human workforce.
NATO cyber center, DHS probe Petya attack

Kevin Scheid, a 32-year veteran of the DOD and OMB, takes over NATO's Communications and Information Agency as investigations continue into who launched the Petya attack and what to do about it.
IT, acquisition face changes in 2018 defense bills

The House and Senate have completed their draft 2018 defense bills that could result in significant changes for acquisition and IT management in the Pentagon.
New report details infighting amid founding of GSA tech hub

The sudden departures of senior GSA acquisition leaders were spurred by an increasingly bitter internal battle, according to a whistleblower investigation.