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Defining Today’s Business Development Role At The Small Business Contractor
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “With the effects of the pandemic diminishing, we now have a hybrid situation. The role of BD for...

Legal Ethics Analysis Required When Hiring Former Government Employees
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson and Patrick R. Quigley “The solution in the end depends on a...

Small Business Government Grants Versus Direct Government Contracts
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Start-ups, entrepreneurs and new small businesses regularly seek information regarding small business...

Seven Major Defense Agency Contract Opportunities To Watch In FY 23
“DEFENSE NEWS” By Marjorie Censer “Software and data specialist Deltek, which keeps tabs on major government contracting programs, has...

Effectively Using The Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)
Image: sumtersc.gov “The FOIA is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described...

Winter Sunrise With A Friend
Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (Click the link and then the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_a...

The Pentagon’s Presumptuous 2nd – Unfunded – Priorities List
“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Julia Gledhill “Just days after the Department of Defense failed its fifth consecutive financial audit, the...

Customs Enforcement ‘Grinch’ Yields Fewer Gifts Reaching US Military Overseas
“STARS AND STRIPES” By Jennifer H. Svan And Kyle Alvarez “U.S. Postal Service screening of parcels meant for service members overseas is...

Unallowable Costs Under Federal Government Contracts
Image: myloview.com “SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Over the years the federal government has determined that certain costs cannot be...

Fake Parts: A Pentagon Supply Chain Problem Hiding In Plain Sight
PLEASE CLICK ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE “DEFENSE NEWS” By Stephen Losey and Joe Gould “Pentagon leaders say they are developing new tests to...

$57 Million Moon Construction Technology Development Contract Awarded Under NASA SBIR Program
“NEXT GOV” By Kirsten Errick “The award will go toward developing technologies to build infrastructure like landing pads and roads on the...

Pentagon’s Office Of Strategic Capital (OSC) To Spur Investment In Defense Tech
PLEASE CLICK ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE “C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “The Office of Strategic Capital, or OSC, will be staffed and...

3 Keys To Bridging The Innovative Technology “Valley Of Death”
“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Jaspreet Gill As the Pentagon continues its long quest to build a bridge over the dreaded “valley of death” into...

Winter Magic Venue
Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/52536421341/in/dateposted-public/

The Pentagon Can’t Count: It’s Time To Reinvent The Audit
“This is the fifth year the Department has undergone a financial statement audit and failed it. It was not a trivial effort, requiring...

Two Former Secretaries Of Defense Are Studying Why So Many Veterans Are In Prison
“WE ARE THE MIGHTY” “We have over 180,000 veterans in prison today and in jails all over this country,” Hagel told NBC’s Andrea Mitchell...

10 Golden Rules For Small Business Success
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Growth is a function of persistence and foresight. Know where your market is headed and get their first –...

‘Ascent’ Packed With FREE In-Depth Information To Help Women Grow Their Businesses
“SBA” “Women own or co-own 45% of all businesses in the United States. These businesses represent all types of industries and are owned...

Legal Exposure For Contractors And Suppliers Coming Under Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “Compliance issues across the defense industrial base will grow after the final rule for this...























