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Booz Allen Hamilton Triples Venture Capital Investment Fund In Early Stage Companies To $300 Million
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “Booz Allen Hamilton has tripled the size of its venture capital fund to $300 million in a move...

Federal Agencies Set All-Time High For Small Business Awards In 2024
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Jason Miller, Executive Editor “For the 2nd year in a row, federal agencies awarded more than 28% of all...

Striking The Right Balance In Company Training Programs
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Conducting business in the fast-paced modern era demands that company training be sophisticated, interactive...

Ready Reference Library
A ready reference library with pictorially illustrated, direct links to topics on the Military Industrial Complex, Small Business Federal...

GSA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Reform Proposals Submitted By OMB To Congress
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Richard Beutel “A team of acquisition specialists from the Baroni Center for Government Contracting were...

DEEP SUMMER
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The Lies That Kill
“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” “The public must become more skeptical of government claims about the use of military force,...

VA Loses 7,500 Employees In Veteran-Facing Roles Amid Shrinking Workforce
“FEDERAL NEWS NEWORK” By Jory Heckman “Includes a net loss of 1,720 registered nurses, nearly 1,150 medical support assistants, more than...

Is The Term ‘Talent Pool’ Obsolete?
“SMALLTOFEDS By Ken Larson “ Talent is fluid today. It is also being re-defined. Thus, what used to be considered a ‘Pool’ (either...

Contract Closeout In Small Business Federal Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Becoming informed on government contract closeout steps and putting in place processes to support them in...

Small Businesses Are The Pentagon’s Engine Of Innovation
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Jere Glover “With an allocation of only 3.65 percent of federal extramural research funding, there is a...

Techniques to Profile Your Government Contract Competition
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “An effective competitor profile is a key tool in performing risk analysis and making related trade off...

DOD Seeks Industry Feedback On Acquisition Reform Push
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ESPECIALLY BEING ASKED TO WEIGH IN on how DOD can prioritize commercial...

STREAMSIDE VISIT
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The Pentagon Set To Spend Nearly $1 Billion At ‘Grok For Government’ And Other AI Companies
PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE “TASK AND PURPOSE” By Matt White “The Pentagon announced it is going to spend almost $1 billion on...

VA Needs To Overcome ‘History Of Failed IT Modernization,’ Federal Watchdog Says
VA Health Records System Yet To Deliver Quality Care for Veterans After Continuing Long Term Development Spanning Years And Over $16...

Managing Unallowable Costs Under Federal Government Contracts
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Certain costs cannot be allowed in prices, cost reimbursements or settlements under contracts with the US...

Startup Hadrian Uses AI And Robotics To Quickly Build Defense And Aerospace Parts And Offers “Factories-As-A-Service” Model
“BREAKING DEFENSE BUSINESS REPORT” By Valerie Insinna “ The Factories-as-a-service construct is meant to essentially allow Hadrian to...

Protecting Intellectual Property And Proprietary Data In Federal Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Contractual relationships established directly with the US government or under subcontracts and purchase...



