In a February 12, 2015 Washington Technology article, Venable partner Paul A. Debolt discussed the importance of communication in the government contracting industry.
"[Many contracting officials] didn't grow up talking on the phone; they grew up texting, they grew up with Snapchat, they make Vines," Debolt said suggesting some communication issues could be generational. "You have to adjust your business development strategies and your management strategies to account for that lack of communication," Debolt added.