U.S. border crossings – a large new marketplace for contractors and technology companies

by Mary Scott Nabers | Mar 6, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Ports of entry in the United States will hold an abundance of contracting opportunities in 2019.  That’s because the needs are great and these border crossings are receiving lots of scrutiny. Long neglected, the country’s border crossings now face a $4 billion deficit...

21st century libraries are the new gathering places

by Mary Scott Nabers | Mar 1, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Public libraries are no longer just repositories for books, newspapers and magazines. They are much more, and new libraries bear little resemblance to libraries of the past. Twenty-first century libraries are state-of-the-art facilities – innovative,...

Construction related to healthcare facilities will require many changes

by Mary Scott Nabers | Feb 27, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

President Trump talked a lot about health issues (cancer treatment, HIV research, drug prices, etc.) in his recent State of the Union address. Other elected officials throughout the country are also speaking out about healthcare issues. There is no alternative to...

Funding programs open up for rural joint ventures between public and private sector partners

by Mary Scott Nabers | Feb 21, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities, Public-Private Partnerships (P3)

While response to public-private partnerships (P3s) at the state and local levels of government has been a little tepid in some parts of the country, federal agencies are forging ahead with all types of collaborative initiatives. Federal officials have acknowledged...

Watch the utility marketplace – huge changes are occurring!

by Mary Scott Nabers | Feb 19, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities, Public-Private Partnerships (P3)

Public utilities are under extreme pressure and their needs, which fall into the critical category, are common. Almost every public system that supplies citizens with electricity, gas, water and sewage services is old.  They suffer from decline that comes with age,...

Cybercrimes continue and the cost of protecting data is a high-ticket item for government – and also for private-sector firms

by Mary Scott Nabers | Feb 14, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Two rather shocking predictions are worthy of note. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrimes are expected to cost $6 trillion annually worldwide by 2021… and 2019 could be the worst year yet for cyberbreaches. Government portals are immediate targets for cyber...