Although U.S. government budgets appear to be improving, manufacturers may soon find themselves struggling to land government contracts, as upcoming budget battles are poised to hinder economic health unless they are quickly resolved. GovPro.com’s Michael Keating sheds light on how deficit-ceiling combat in Congress could hog-tie the government market in his latest Expert’s Corner. Read more

Industrial companies of all sizes are confronting massive volumes of data – financial transactions, logistics stats, RFID and bar-code data, images, web analytics, social media streams, machine data, sensor readouts – all streaming in at high velocity and in a dizzying variety of formats. This “big data” concept has emerged in recent years as an important new decision-making tool for manufacturers. Read more

Like most Americans, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has the state of the U.S. economy on its mind. The organization recently issued its 2013 “American Jobs and Growth Agenda,” a plan to stimulate the economy and lower unemployment through a series of key policy measures – some of which are likely to stir debate. Read more

In Red Ink, author and Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist David Wessel explores the fiercely debated but often misunderstood federal budget, taking an in-depth look at the many political and economic interests that guide government budget processes. Read more