Federal Staffing

Let’s step into the shoes of a federal contracting HR lead. You’ve won a major contract supporting a Department of Defense IT initiative. The mission is time-sensitive, the stakes are high and the clock is already ticking. Your challenge: source, vet, and onboard a team of cleared professionals, each with the right certifications, experience, and security…

The story of the federal workforce in 2025 is a race against time. Agencies face surging retirements, hiring systems that move slower than the market, and mission areas, cyber, health, emergency response, where talent gaps directly affect national outcomes. Yet this is also a story about solutions. Agencies that modernize…

Federal contractors face a recurring challenge that traditional hiring cannot solve: rapid mobilization of specialized, cleared talent for contract starts and Key Personnel requirements. Consider a hypothetical but common scenario: A mid-sized defense contractor wins a competitive cybersecurity contract. The proposal committed to five Key Personnel with specialized AI security…

Federal IT and infrastructure spending has reached unprecedented levels. Civilian agency IT budgets are projected to reach $76.8 billion in FY2025, representing an 8.1% increase over two years. The Department of Defense is dedicating an estimated $14.5 billion to cybersecurity activities in a single fiscal year. Infrastructure legislation has committed over $550 billion in new spending for transportation, broadband, and public works.  This spending acceleration creates substantial opportunity for federal contractors. But opportunity alone doesn’t translate to contract awards. Agencies increasingly scrutinize contractor workforce capability during source selection, recognizing that technical success depends entirely on personnel quality.  Contractors who can demonstrate validated workforce capabilities through…