With a new year comes new opportunities for innovation and growth in the government contracting community. Looking into 2019 – What’s next for GovCon?

As part of an annual series, WashingtonExec reached out to those most knowledgeable and experienced in the federal contracting space to discuss topics such as M&A, public/private sector collaboration, cloud computing migration, the incoming millennial workforce in defense/IT, talent retention, and more.

Sonu Singh, CEO at 1901 Group joins the conversation to share his insights.

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