Michelle O'Hara

Don't miss out on the Army's upcoming RS3 and ITES-3S recompetes! Our team of government contracting experts can evaluate your company's capabilities, past performance, and competitive landscape to determine if these contracts align with your strengths. Let us help you craft a winning proposal strategy. #govcon #captureplanning #proposalwriting

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Looking to Write? Apply for Our Featured Contributor Program Candace Thorson May 28, 2024       It’s that time again! GovLoop is now accepting new applications for its Featured Contributor program — an opportunity for current and former government employees and industry representatives to write on topics about which they’re passionate. It’s a chance to share your knowledge with — and be recognized by — GovLoop’s community of 300,000+ public sector employees, industry partners, and knowledge experts. Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2024 (12 posts total). We especially are interested in topics that fall within one or more of the following categories: - Employee and constituent engagement - Professional and personal development - Artificial intelligence/machine learning - Career advice for new and current supervisors - Data use and/or literacy - Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility - Process improvements/agency outcomes - Cybersecurity and similar issues - Workforce management/leadership Please be prepared to submit articles in at least two topic categories. What’s in It for You? Featured contributors enjoy: Distribution of their articles in our morning newsletter, the Daily Awesome A featured position on the www.GovLoop.com homepage for all their posts Individual social media posts (with headshots) welcoming each writer to the program Promotion and re-sharing of their posts to our social network communities Published articles/recognition and great lines on their resumes Opportunities to have their writing featured in (or be interviewed for) other GovLoop projects, including editorial guides Recognition via a special GovLoop Featured Contributor badge on their posts To Apply: The application deadline is Monday, June 24. Please e-mail featuredcontributors@govloop.com the following materials, using the subject line “GovLoop Featured Contributor”: Three blog post ideas, with 3-5 bullet points on how you’d develop them At least one writing sample Your resume (or a link to your LinkedIn profile) This will be our 33rd featured contributor cohort. More than 300 people have participated in the program so far (you can read their posts here), and we look forward to your ideas and contributions. Looking for recognition? The featured contributor program may be just what you need. Please email featuredcontributors@govloop.com with any questions.

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Check out how The George Washington University School of Business, SAIC and others are partnering to pave the way for trustworthy #AI in the future.

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Read Guidehouse Defense and Security's new article, Managing Change Fatigue in the Federal Workforce, outlining our team's recommendations for agencies looking to produce better outcomes in the face of complex workforce challenges: https://lnkd.in/ep3bnyPS.

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Tips and tricks from me, Aroon Ramadoss, and David Holmes about our new Public Service journey facilitated by Reilly Martin!

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Is your organization incentivizing innovation and creating an entrepreneurial culture? If so, how? If not, why not? Would love your thoughts and input! #Outcomesdelivered #GovernmentInnovation #Innovation

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See you at Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) #ITEast2024 in Norfolk this week. Connect with CORAS Team members Mark Fedeli and Robert Nichels, PMP and learn how we are supporting #USN Vice Admirals to PMs to secure information at all levels. #CDIO #5G #CISO #Cybersecurity #DataAvailability #DataInteroperability #InfoSharing #Strategy #AI #DriverTrees #DecisionManagement #FedRAMPHigh #IL5 #SIPR

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🌟 Explore the benefits of becoming a government contractor! 🌟 Here are four compelling reasons to consider becoming a government contractor: 1. Competitive Pay 2. Expedited Access to Opportunities 3. Stability 4. Engagement in Meaningful Missions Read this article! https://lnkd.in/e5Dw3Rnx #GovernmentContractor #VPDGovernmentsolutions https://www.vpdgov.com

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Alright #govcon peeps. Need some help. We're about done building a business intelligence tool for small businesses that uses AI to analyze public and private databases to build competitive profiles of both competitors and open solicitations. Here's what I need: A current solicitation number that is being issued as a recompete of an expired task order. I also need the old task order number. We're gonna feed the solicitation number to the assistant and see if it can find the old task order then build the competitive profile for the work (Prime, sub team, ceiling and funding, along with protests filed for the action and any news items related to performance). Come on, people - this isn't a big ask. DM me please!

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Excellent panel with Andrew Black Tara Murphy Dougherty and Holly Levanto from Booz Allen Hamilton talking about how to accelerate #AI adoption and Digital transformation across the DoD and US Government #SCSP #AI

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Saw this #govcon 💎on the Facebook CMCoE group about the U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) program. I wanted to share here as I've talked with too many companies that expect the opportunities to 🪄manifest themselves once they get their next cert. Still gotta put in the work 👊🏼 Our experts at Strategic Growth Advisors are here for you if your company needs any help navigating 🧭this market. Consider us your force multiplier 📈to augment your team to provide successful #pricing for your #proposals to maximize your #profits in the 8a program and beyond!

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Avoid 🛑complacency, hubris, and apathy, so you don't catch the dreaded "#incumbentitis" for your current #govcon work. For all your recompetes in the back half of📆 2024 and beyond, get some fresh perspective on how your competitors can beat you. Do yourself a favor, look in the mirror 🪞, have an honest assessment of your contract performance📊, dust off your old proposal, and the debrief... And throw🗑️ all that out! Or have #artificialintelligence write 📝your proposal for you. Think 💭about how your competitors can beat you on technical and price, based on the original criteria, and your knowledge of where the effort is going. Plant the seeds 🌱 NOW with your customer to influence the evaluation criteria to your favor to better protect your turf. Talk 🗣️to your staff and have a game plan on retaining your high performers, tap into their insights into challenges and opportunities with the customer, and figure out who else is #recruiting them. While it’s OK👍🏼 to make mistakes, it’s uber important to 💡LEARN from them. And GROW 📈with your customer as they pursue their mission and your #govcon company monetizes your government contact. Before it’s time ⌚to recompete for YOUR hard earned work, consider getting outside expertise and unbiased opinions to develop a gameplan BEFORE the new opportunity drops… Oh and #pricing. Figure out how to get lean and mean if LPTA or ensure that your technical proposal will be rated HIGHER 🔝than your competitors so you can get a price premium with your 🏆award. Companies looking for any unbiased #proposal or pricing help, please contact📨our experts at SGA Strategic Growth Advisors. Make it a great day and keep your head up, eh 👊🏼

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Happy ☺Fri-YAY! So I received a text this morning from an old SXE 📈 (now CGI) colleague. IYKYK 👊🏼 This person inherited my old >$100M 💰annual U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs #govcon portfolio and knew the quality of my work and relationships with those contracting officers. This was before I even did #pricing 💸for companies. Anyhow, this person told me that they were Google-ing pricing and read an great 💡article... And I wrote 📝it. Made my day 😊 The article was an explainer that I had written ✍🏼through the encouragement of Kim Koster of Unanet about #wrap rates; what they mean for companies and their importance to pricing your job(s) correctly. Please contact me at Strategic Growth Advisors if you need any assistance with your pricing needs. Whether you need to better understand your wrap rates or justify that your rates are ⚖ "fair & reasonable," our team can help out companies at any stage of their business journey. Make it a great day out there ✌🏼

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Last week I asked what was the top factor, in your opinion, that will impact AI adoption in the DoD and IC. The options were quality data, lack of skilled talent, senior leader buy-in and middle management buy-in. No surprise to me that of 18 poll responses, 50% picked lack pf skilled talent as the main challenge to AI adoption. What was a surprise is that senior leader buy-in and middle manager buy-in tied for the second biggest challenge. Both received 22% of the votes. Lack of data quality was a distant fourth with 6% of the vote. Lack of data quality coming in fourth is of interest because most of the CDAO speakers talk a lot about data quality as an important effort and goal of the DoD. However, the responses to this question (while limited) tell us that AI adoption is a PEOPLE issue. Thanks for your participation. FedLearn

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Ready to level up your career?  Introducing Career Concierge by Precision Talent Solutions– your trusted talent management partner in #GovCon. Unlock exclusive resources and personalized support today: see link in comments! #PTSCareerConcierge #changinglives #PTS

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We are gearing up for the highly anticipated release of the solicitation for the Defense Air Force Strategic Transformation Support II (DAFSTS II), a follow-on to the previous Air Force Strategic Transformation Support (AFSTS) contract. This represents a substantial opportunity for firms specializing in Administrative, Logistics, and Management Consulting Services, with a focus on transformative initiatives across the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies. DAFSTS II At a Glance: - Agency: United States Air Force - Solicitation Date: Estimated June 2024 - Ceiling Value: $5 Billion - Type of Award: Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Awards - Competition Type: Full & Open / Unrestricted - Primary Requirement: Administrative, Logistics & Management - NAICS: 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Strategic Importance of DAFSTS II: DAFSTS II aims to provide Advisory and Assistance Services ( #airforce #bd #businessdevelopment #coaching #contractproposal #DAFSTSII #govcon #ostglobal #ostglobalsoutions #procurement #usaf #winmorebd

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I am intrigued by the brains who work to protect us from #cyberthreats. If you already have your CIS degree and are working in the field, where do you find your continuing education to stay ahead of the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats? Are you using online courses, certifications, conferences, or other resources?I'm curious to hear where you turn to keep your skills sharp and stay on top of the latest trends in cybersecurity. Drop your favorite resources in the comments below, please! 💻🔍 #CyberSecurity #ContinuingEducation #CyberThreats #KnowledgeSharing

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