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5 Challenges From Defense Acquisition Reform

Posted: September 28, 2011

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And How to Use them to Your Competitive Advantage

Shorter timelines. Strict contract terms. Greater value. The Department of Defense is overhauling the way it acquires technology and services. And it's changing how the game is played.

This whitepaper examines five DoD directives that directly impact new and existing programs. It provides guidance on how to address these challenges and, through case studies, illustrates how Prime Contractors are winning - even in today's ultra-competitive environment.

Finding Cost Savings in the
Department of Defense Workforce

Posted: August 22, 2011

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With an Administration focus on cutting costs, reducing waste, and improving operational system efficiencies, the Department of Defense must identify cost savings. The DOD can achieve cost control, efficiencies, and savings through improved workforce management. A single, complete federal government-specific time and attendance solution allows agencies to collect time data for payroll, leave, premium pay, accounting, activity, project tracking, and labor distribution. This information supports the workflow automation, auditability, high-quality data, and internal controls that allow DOD agencies to achieve efficiencies and cost control without negatively impacting military programs.

Enacting a Life Cycle Approach to
Energy Management in Government Facilities

Posted: June 03, 2011

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Federal agencies have a massive building footprint. The administration is calling on agencies to reduce the environmental impact of these buildings, cut energy costs and help us achieve energy independence. The most effective way to meet these goals is a lifecycle approach. This provides a roadmap for energy efficiency as a way to manage costs, enhance energy security and reduce the environmental impact over the infrastructure's lifetime.

Guide for Reducing Data Center
Physical Infrastructure Energy Consumption in
Federal Data Centers

Posted: June 03, 2011

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Recent administrations issued a series of mandates requiring agencies to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra created the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative to help reduce energy consumption in over 1,100 data centers. Federal data center managers must respond soon with their final plans. This paper analyzes these mandates' implications and offers ways to improve data center energy efficiency.

Sustainable Innovation and Program Management:
Making Science and Technology,
Program and Portfolio Management Real

Posted: June 01, 2011

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The decisions the federal and A&D industries face in managing, shaping, and driving their portfolios will determine the success of any defined innovation program and that program's performance. FA&D organizations that excel at managing their innovation processes and portfolios rely on these five portfolio management principles to deliver technologies and programs on time and within budget.

Top Emerging Trends in Mobile Cyber Crime

Posted: May 16, 2011

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The sophistication of criminals increases everyday and they are leveraging all technologies available to achieve their ends. The more pervasive mobile devices become in everyday transactions, the more criminals exploit their (and their owners') vulnerabilities for their own purposes.