Federal government agencies are adopting technical challenges as a way to evaluate proposals for application development contracts. Vendors are able to “show not tell” what they do (see also: DHS FLASH Primer). Much like paper-based requests for proposal…
Having successfully competed for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FLexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH)…
Last summer, DHS launched a procurement with the clever name FLexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH). It was large ($1.5 billion) and targeted small businesses with forward-leaning capabilities (open source, lean process, agile software development, etc.). Further, it was innovative in it’s…
Federal government IT modernization can be like a disaster movie, it just plays out in slow motion. Once…
