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How Our Military Became Walmart
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “FOREIGN POLICY” By Rosa Brooks “ Asking warriors to do everything poses great dangers for our country — and...

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...

Import/Export Management And Small Business Federal Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ The world has become tightly wired technologically and the current economic situation ties us inexorably...

Innovation Success Story In Overcoming Defense Acquisition System Obstacles
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU) By Matthew Cawley, U.S. Navy Assistant Program Manager, Small Unmanned...

I Asked ChatGPT ITS OPINON ON AI MODELS LIKE ITSELF.
The answer, was stated objectively that it considers Large Language Models (LLM's) effective tools, but not capable of human intellect....

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...

Retirement – Personal Invention and Re-Invention
We will all retire in some form. We have no choice. What we invent or re-invent along the way to make the most of it is our personal...

VA’s Tool For Reducing Veteran Suicides: Financial Tips Website
“STARS ANDSTRIPES By Linda F. Hersey “FINVET has logged more than 150,000 visits since it launched a year ago, the VA said. Its tips and...

Utilizing Your Federal Government Contracting Small Business Set-aside Designations
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “A small business set-aside designation can be a valuable tool if adequately documented, registered,...

FAR Council Releases Model Deviation Text To 6 Sections Of Acquisition Regulation
“NEXTGOV/FCW” By Natalie Alms “The FAR Council released new text for six parts of the FAR — parts 4, 8, 12, 38, 40 and 51 — including the...

Military Veteran Satire Writers Propose “The Department of Warfare” As A Business
By Tony and Friends On Rose Colored Glasses (CLICK IMAGE TWICE TO ENLARGE We recommend, due to the age of this 18 year old piece, that...

Unsolicited Government Contract Proposals – A Multiple Stage Challenge
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Unsolicited proposal opportunities generally arise as a result of observing or cultivating a requirement...

Original Intelligence: The Consulting Industry’s Last And BEST Advantage
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Jonathan Aberman “Original intelligence,” is the capacity to synthesize context,...

10 Common Traits Among Successful Small Business Government Contractors
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ As a volunteer counselor over the last 17 years, I have noted common traits among the most successful small...

The Value of Minimalism
"The less you own, the less you have to take care of. The less you own, the less you have to replace. The less you own, the less money...

VA Hospitals Earn High Marks In Federal Ratings
“ MILITARY.COM ” By Patricia Kime “ A quality assessment of U.S. hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave nearly...

General Services Administration Seeks Ideas On AI’s Role In Procurement Overhaul
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “ GSA requests hearing from suppliers and industry associations, highlighting input from small...

Seven Management Techniques To Achieve A Small Business Government Contract
“ SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Entering government contracting as a small businesses is indeed a challenging time, but there are many...

Window Opens For Contractor Input On SPEED Act
PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Peter Hutt II, Homer La Rue and Ethan Syster “The Streamlining Procurement...



