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THINKING SPRING
On The Vermillion River Trail - Hastings,Minnesota (Click the link and then the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odyss...

Fixing DoD’s Broken Budgeting System – A Big Reform Topic For 2023
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Jared Serbu “Over the past several years, Congress and DoD have instituted numerous reforms meant to make the...

Lawmakers Move To Save Veterans Administration High-Tech Job Training Program
“MILITARY TIMES” By Leo Shane III “The Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program was launched in 2019 as...

How Risk Drives Fixed Price Versus Cost Plus In Federal Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “A conversation with an astute, anonymous interviewer for those who may be confused at times with regard to...

Techniques For Small Business Product/Services Development In Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “There are approaches to developing a product and/or a service to the point where it can be marketed in the...

Failure To Understand FCPA and ITAR Has Consequences For Any US Government Export Contractor
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) must be thoroughly understood by any...

Procurement Integrity and the Law
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “In dealing with government officials the small business owner must be aware of regulations regarding...

Australian Startup Is U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Hypersonics’ Pick
“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Colin Clark “A small Australian company has beaten out 62 competitors that include major US defense primes for a...

ANNOUNCING THE MINNESOTA SPRING
Vermilion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armamen...

US Left Vietnam 50 Yrs Ago This Week – Questions Must Be Asked Today Regarding Military Intervention
“THE HILL” By Bill Rivers “Are we as a people — all 330 million or so of us, with all our divergent opinions, economic needs and...

What Are VA Medical and Disability Benefits, and How Do You Get Them?
MILITARY.COM By Jim Absher “You may know that veterans may be eligible for free medical care and payments for disabilities, but exactly...

Security And Your Supply Chain: Five Steps To Take Right Now
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Edward Tuorinsky “Government contractors and companies in the defense industrial base are on the hook to help...

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...

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...

EYES
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...























