About the Authors

David Perera has been a staff writer, editor, and freelancer covering federal and military information technology since 2004. He currently is executive editor of the FierceMarkets Government Group, which includes Fierce Government IT. He has written for numerous publications, including Government Executive and Federal Computer Week.

Steve Charles has been advising commercial technology companies about how to grow their share of government business since the late 1980s. He cofounded immixGroup in 1997 and has helped grow the company into a trusted provider of commercial technology products and related services to the public sector through technology sales, contract management, channel development, and IT services. A frequent speaker at industry events, Charles leads immixGroup’s training workshops and has authored a monthly column in Washington Technology.