Agencies can adapt to changing needs by leaning deeper into cloud platforms

Agencies may award a contract that lasts five years, but the services they need from that deal are constantly changing.

That is why agencies not only need a flexible contract type, but they must buy technology that can evolve during the life of the project.

Take the healthcare sector for example. Dave Merrill, a business area vice president in General Dynamics Information Technology’s federal health division, said healthcare costs rose by 8% in the last few years and the data organizations collect has dramatically increased.