FY 2015 Federal Budget Request: Challenges and Opportunities

Published: March 28, 2014

Deltek's FY 2015 Federal Budget Request: Challenges and Opportunities analyzes spending priorities, policy plans and information technology trends and initiatives in the FY 2015 budget request.

Deltek’s report FY 2015 Federal Budget Request: Challenges and Opportunities profiles the spending priorities and policy initiatives in the Obama Administration’s $3.9 trillion FY 2015 budget request. It examines patterns in the $1.01 trillion discretionary budget, as well as the $73 billion information technology budget, including market trends and drivers.

As the federal government works to balance fiscal constraints with policy priorities, finding areas of contracting opportunity requires diligence and preparation. This year’s budget report provides in an in-depth analysis of the FY 2015 budget in the following industry segments:

  • Information Technology
  • Professional Services
  • Management and Administrative Services
  • Operations and Maintenance Services
  • Medical Services
  • Equipment
  • Consumable Supplies and Materials
  • Telecom Services
  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Critical Insight for Vendors

This report provides a detailed view of upcoming federal spending plans and is designed to enhance a firm’s business development planning with relevant strategic and tactical analysis with insight into:

  • The top administration priorities for FY 2015
  • Analysis of agency discretionary and IT budgets, and amounts available to contractors in various industry segments
  • The federal initiatives driving information technology investment and acquisition
  • The mix of department technology budget Development, Enhancement and Modernization (DME) spending verses Steady State (SS) funding
  • Federal department and agency budget priorities, programs and trends

Deltek’s report FY 2015 Federal Budget Request: Challenges and Opportunities is delivered in PowerPoint® format. In addition, the report package includes an accompanying Excel® workbook with the supporting data for budget analysis. Contents include:

  • Module 1 (PowerPoint®) – Discretionary and IT Budget Analyses
  • Module 2 (PowerPoint®) – Professional Services; Management and Administrative Services; Operations and Maintenance Services; Medical Services; Equipment; Consumable Supplies and Materials; Telecom Services; Aerospace and Defense; and Architecture, Engineering and Construction
  • Executive Summary (PowerPoint®) – Summary slide deck with budget highlights and key findings from Modules 1 and 2
  • Workbook of Budget Data Analysis (Excel ®)

Each module can also be purchased separately:

Report Includes: - Module 1 (Powerpoint®) – Discretionary and IT Budget Analyses - Module 2 (Powerpoint®) – Aerospace and Defense; Professional Services; Management and Administrative Support; Equipment; Consumable Supplies and Materials; Operations and Maintenance Services; Telecom Services; Medical Services; and Architecture, Engineering and Construction - Executive Summary (Powerpoint®) – Summary slide deck with budget highlights and key findings from Modules 1 and 2 - Workbook of Budget Data Analysis (Excel®) Module 1 Contents - Introduction - FY 2015 Discretionary Budget Overview - FY 2015 Information Technology Budget Overview - Agency Analysis - Defense-wide (OSD) - Air Force - Army - Navy - Homeland Security - Health and Human Services - Transportation - Treasury - Veterans Affairs - Justice - Commerce - Agriculture - Energy - NASA - Interior - State/AID - Labor - Education - Housing and Urban Development - Social Security Administration - General Service Administration - Environmental Protection Agency - National Science Foundation - Small Business Administration - Conclusions and Recommendations - Appendix - Terms and Definitions Module 2 Contents - Total Contractor-Addressable Budget - Professional Services - Management and Administrative Support Services - Operations and Maintenance Services - Medical Services - Equipment - Consumable Supplies and Materials - Telecom Services - Aerospace and Defense - Architecture, Engineering and Construction - Significant Program Changes - Appendix - Significant Program Changes - Addressable Budget Category Definitions