Bloomberg Government

  • Cameron Leuthy and Dan Snyder from Bloomberg Government join host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of the federal procurement market. July 5, 2016

    July 01, 2016
  • A Bahrain owned company also saw a increases in government contracting, while GE and Verizon lost federal business.

    June 07, 2016
  • Contractors looking for work related to homeland security might naturally concentrate on the Homeland Security Department. But they'd be overlooking half of their opportunities. that's according to a new spending analysis by Bloomberg Government. Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the details.

    May 25, 2016
  • The clocks have sprung forward and so has Congress. This week, with the House back in session, a lot is going on that could affect federal agencies. For a roundup, Federal Drive with Tom Temin checked in with Bloomberg Government reporter Erik Wasson.

    March 15, 2016
  • Lohfeld Consulting CEO Bob Lohfeld and Blomberg Government Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy join host Mark Amtower to discuss some of the challenges contractors are facing in 2016. February 1, 2016

    February 04, 2016
  • Pentagon budget officials say they got 95 percent what they wanted for 2016. In passing its omnibus appropriations bill, Congress boosted the Defense Department by about $30 billion. What will it buy? Bloomberg Government Senior Defense Analyst Rob Levinson offers some answers on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    December 30, 2015
  • Cameron Leuthy, senior budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the current budget, plans for a possible government shutdown, and the long term impact of continuing resolutions. September 22, 2015

    September 22, 2015
  • OASIS is one big multiple award contract, and it continues to grow. The Defense Department leads the pack with the Air Force accounting for half of its obligations. The Homeland Security Department is committed to it as well. Brian Friel, a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg Government, offered his analysis on In Depth with Francis Rose as part of Industry Chatter.

    September 10, 2015
  • On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners’ Ready To Prime, Allen Scott is joined by Bloomberg Government’s Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy to discuss the appropriations process — those contracts don’t fund themselves.

    August 31, 2015
  • Contractors have a busy rest of the summer. Requests for proposals now or about to be on the street will amount to $92 billion worth of future opportunities. That's according to analysis by Bloomberg Government. More than half of that will come from the General Services Administration's forthcoming Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions multiple award program. Brian Friel is a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to preview these upcoming multiple award contracts.

    August 28, 2015
  • Congress gets back from recess Sept. 8. Rumors are already flying over what kind of budget resolution Congress will consider. Bloomberg Government reports House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) is working with the Office of Management and Budget on a list of non-spending items that would get attached to a short-term continuing resolution. It would keep the government open after the end of the fiscal year. Tamar Hallerman is an appropriations reporter at Roll Call. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the likelihood of a short term CR, and news of a possible year long CR.

    August 24, 2015
  • L-3 is reshuffling its business portfolio again. The company is looking for alternatives for its National Security Solutions business, and L-3's Aerospace Systems might have the same fate. It's the second major reshuffling for L-3 in the past three years. Jesse Holler, a quantitative analyst for Bloomberg Government, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why the move could signal a shift out of the low-margin services business.

    August 20, 2015
  • Lockheed Martin plans to sell its IT business and acquire helicopter-maker Sikorsky for $9 billion. It's a deal with far-reaching consequences — not just for Lockheed and Sikorsky parent United Technology, but also for the broader defense industrial base. Jesse Holler is a quantitative analyst at Bloomberg Government. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more analysis on this deal.

    July 22, 2015