Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Introducing the Insider
The Industry Defined
HUBZones: Anyone Can Play
Beyond Reproach: The Incumbent's Bind
Breaking Wave: Human Resources BPO
Cooperative Personnel Services: Differentiating Not a Problem
Adventures in Marketing
Policy & Regs: Can We Satisfy the Appetite for Cleared Personnel?
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One of the most vexing problems for the industry is the persistent, and worsening, poor image it suffers. While it can't be proven that this has hurt business volume, it clouds professional souls and corporate reputations, regardless of how good they might be. You can't wait for the bad odor to disappear. What can you do? We suggest one course of action that is utterly feasible.
Amidst growing concerns about organizational conflicts of interest, Noblis, the former Mitretek that was spun out of the MITRE Corporation 11 years ago, has an enviable position. It's able to obtain contracts without competition, and is well sheltered from potential organizational conflicts of interest. We visited with Amr ElSawy, executive vice president, about the firm's posture, attributes, and intentions.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently updated its pioneering study of government services industry structure. The work, led by Pierre Chao, also identified meaty policy issues and implications for the industry. We talked with Chao about two of the toughest challenges facing the industry and its clientele.
Even with the recent rollbacks in government transparency, we've been hearing a lot more in public about contracting in the intelligence community. Alan Chvotkin interprets recent disclosures and points the way for firms wanting in to that clubby arena.