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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) – The Pentagon Is Spending More To Get Less Later
“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO) “The Bunker” – By Mark Thompson)" “The GAO’s latest 259-page opus https://www.gao.gov/assets/...
A Better Quality Of Life For Veterans 65 And Older
“Hero’s Bridge https://herosbridge.org/ is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving Veterans 65 and older. The organization’s...
How To Get The Most Out Of The 2023 Top 100 Federal Contractors Publication
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “The Washington Technology Top 100 is a ranking of the largest government contractors. It is also...
Know Your Options For Government Contracts Disputes and Appeals
REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (REA) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) CLAIMS INTRODUCTION The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)...
Agility Key to ‘Software Factory Of The Future’ Concept
PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Jonas Lazo “Software factory of the future is a development, security and...
The Changing Dynamics of Collaboration in Today’s Small Business Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “The government is becoming more open in its dealings, driven by a dramatic need for commercial technology...
The Small Business Conundrum In Cracking The Federal Contracting Market Success Code
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “The overall dollar amount of contract awards for small businesses is trending upward. On the...
VERMILLION RIVER NEIGHBORHOOD
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Defense Industry Crying Wolf On Its Finances
“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” By Julia Gledhill “Defense companies are grossly mischaracterizing their financial well-being and...
VA Cannot Account For $3.5 Billion In 2022 Misplaced Spending
“MILITARY.COM” By Patricia Kime “The Department of Veterans Affairs improperly spent or lost roughly $3.5 billion in fiscal 2022 across...
GAO Reports Over 1 Million F-35 Spare Parts Have Been Lost By DoD And Lockheed
“DEFENSE NEWS” By Stephen Losey ” More than 1 million F-35 spare parts worth at least $85 million have gone missing over at least the...
What is a “Compliant” Federal Government Contracting Services Small Business System?
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “It seems the single word, “Compliance” in small business federal government servoces contracting business...
DARPA Pilot To Bridge Small Tech Innovation Companies To Classified Defense & Government R&D Efforts
“DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)” “The BRIDGES initiative is a pilot effort sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research...
The Small Business Federal Government Contracting “Past Performance” Challenge
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “How can a startup or a small business new to government contracting meet the past performance challenge? The...
Use The General Services Administration Forecast Tool To Find Contracting Opportunities
“GSA.GOV” “Federal executive agencies are required to provide a forecast of expected contract opportunities, including those that small...
BULLFROG POND IN BLOOM
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The Dire Necessity for U.S. Long Term Strategic Vision
Although by far the most powerful country in the world, the U.S. is suffering from a lack of long term vision. The individual citizen is...
Half Of VA’s $6.5 Billion IT Contracting Dollars In 2021 Went To 10 Companies
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Jory Heckman “VA’s annual IT obligations increased from $4.2 billion in 2017 to $6.5 billion in 2021, but the...
A Thank You And 4 Gifts From Ken Larson At “Smalltofeds”
(Please click above image to enlarge) Approaching two decades in volunteer small business consulting, I appreciate the many individuals...
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