2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act Increases Funding For DOD Science And Technology Programs
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Cari Shearer and Jacob Winn “Science-and-technology programs received more than $22 billion in direct...
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Government Buyers Say “Forget The Fluff”
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman , Editor In Chief “Air Force small business advocate told an industry audience to “forget the...
About Federal Government Contract Types
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “In contracting for supplies and services the federal government utilizes several different contract types....
Pentagon And Small Business Administration (SBA) Team For Tech Investment
Jason Rathje, director of the new Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), speaks at CSIS. (screen capture of CSIS video) CLICK IMAGE TO...
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White Tail Deer - Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/52770578050/in/dateposte...
Interventions, “Special Operations” And The Growth Of The World’s Military Industrial Complexes
View and Search The Vietnam Conflict “Wall of Faces” https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ Vietnam was not a declared war. It was an...
VA To Change Its Motto, Dropping Male-Only Language
“MILITARY TIMES” By Leo Shane III, Deputy Editor “Veterans Affairs leaders are changing the department’s mission statement from the...
U.S. Gets An ‘F’ For Erratic, Unfocused Funding Of Defense Innovation, Says Reagan Foundation
“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. “A ponderous budget process, overspending on old tech, and chronically late appropriations...
Three Strategies To Avoid Digital Modernization Stall-Outs
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Kyle Tuberson “Focus on key areas: earning worker buy-in, establishing strong communication across the...
INSIGHTS – Using Weighted Guidelines Profit Determination In Government Contract Negotiations
Image: Skyway AcquisitionWeighted Guidelines “SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “Understanding the weighted guidelines method can assist in...
The ‘Freedom Of Information Act’ (FOIA) – Our Flashlight In The Dark
“THE BRIDGE – AT THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” By Spurthi Kontham “The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966 in the...
Cost Center Strategic Planning For Small Business Service Contractors
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “A growing small enterprise can enhance competitive rate development and cost management by effective cost...
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Mississippi River Trail (MRT) Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for telescopic view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ody...
This Is What We Do in America. We Pause. We Forget. Then We Begin The Next War
“THE WARHORSE” By M. Tabar “My stepfather, brother, and I served in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are still there, frozen in the suck—a...
VA To Award $52.5 Million In Grants To Local Organizations Working To Prevent Veteran Suicide
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS “VA announces the availability of $52.5 million in grants to community-based organizations that...
GAO Report – Pentagon Audit Failures Due To Error Prone Systems And Lack Of Oversight
“STARS AND STRIPES” By Doug G. Ware “A lack of oversight guidance within the Pentagon is a major reason why it’s still the only large...
Pentagon Wants To Spur Cyber Talent Exchange With Tech Industry
“C4ISRNET” By Colin Demarest and Molly Weisner “The Pentagon is evaluating how its 225,000-member cyber workforce can more easily...
‘Vendor Pools:’ One Strategy to Accelerate Acquisition and Increase Competition
“AIR AND SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE” By Greg Hadley “What if the Air and Space Forces could create their own dream teams of contractors for...
Women-Owned Small Businesses Say They Are “Not A Priority” For Federal Government Contracts
“19th News.Org” By Chabeli Carranzana “As many as 89 percent of women small-business owners said they feel they are not on a level...
What to Expect from Government Small Business Contracting Pre-Award Surveys and Fact Finding
“SMALLTOFEDS”By Ken Larson “When a government contracting specific market target has been identified and a proposal has been submitted,...
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