Thought Leadership

Everything you need to understand the biggest federal topics, from opinions and commentary to white papers, multimedia reports and the latest reports and resources available.


  • How a federal charity program is coping with the shutdown
    How a federal charity program is coping with the shutdown

    The Give Back Foundation and TASC help the Combined Federal Campaign to extend participation deadline.

  • Federal Hot Take Podcast Episode 2: Bid Protests
    Federal Hot Take Podcast Episode 2: Bid Protests

    In this episode of Federal Hot Take, Amber Corrin, editor of Federal Times, and Mike Gruss, editor of C4ISRNET and Fifth Domain, talk about bid protests and the role they play in major acquisitions for government programs. Amber and Mike weigh in on the perception and reality of protests, possible solutions to make protests seem…

  • Federal Hot Take: Acquisition
    Federal Hot Take: Acquisition

    In this episode of Federal Hot Take, Amber Corrin, editor of Federal Times, and Mike Gruss, editor of C4ISRNET and Fifth Domain, talk about the Department of Defense’s upcoming cloud contracts for 2019. Amber and Mike weigh in on the Pentagon’s soon-to-be-released cloud strategy document, how to think about the Department’s two giant cloud contracts…

  • US undersecretary of state for arms control: Creating a flexible, effective foreign policy tool
    US undersecretary of state for arms control: Creating a flexible, effective foreign policy tool

    The new Conventional Arms Transfer Policy can be read as an explanation of the potential benefits of such transfers for America’s national and global security.

  • Beyond the hype: What can blockchain do for government?
    Beyond the hype: What can blockchain do for government?

    “Blockchain” is a buzzword mired in uncertainty, but it could have implications for the federal government.

  • ‘Tis the season for CyberCon
    ‘Tis the season for CyberCon

    It’s that time of year again. A time when people come together to catch up on the last 12 months and reconnect with friends and colleagues.

  • The annual spending spree [Commentary]
    The annual spending spree [Commentary]

    Agency priorities are compressed into fewer and fewer months and weeks and “the end of the year fiscal rush” becomes even more “rushed.”