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Team Early, Exclusively And Synergistic In Small Business Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” Synergism is paramount in teaming with any size company, whether in a lead or subcontracting role. There should be...

Understanding The Stages Of Unsolicited Small Business Government Contract Proposals
‘SMALLTOFEDS” “Most enterprises in government contracting encounter the possibility of submitting an unsolicited proposal. The perceived...

Organization Conflict of Interest (OCI) Awareness Prevents Protests & Past Performance Degradation
Image: purchasinginsight.com “SMALLTOFEDS” “While planning, marketing, teaming, proposing or performing under federal government programs...

DHS Marks Expansion Of Bug Bounty Efforts With Impending Contract Awards
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” by Justin Doubleday “The Department of Homeland Security is planning to award up to four contracts as early as...

3M’s Heartless Approach Toward Purple Heart Recipients With Hearing Loss
“MILITARY TIMES” By James McCormick “From 1999 through 2015, 3M sold earplugs to every branch of the armed forces. The earplugs did not...

Future Sailors, Prior-Service Members Eligible for Bonuses and Loan Repayment up to $115,000
U.S. NAVY PRESS OFFICE From Commander, Navy Recruiting Command ” Future Sailors and Prior Service Members, either Navy Veterans or Other...

Are You Driving the Tools & Not the Car In Launching Your Small Business?
“SMALLTOFEDS“ https://www.smalltofeds.com/2015/05/are-you-driving-tools-not-car-in.html “Don’t let poor judgments on technology detract...

Does The Government Need A Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Enforcer?
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Justin Doubleday “A federal advisory committee is recommending Congress give a small office at the National...

DOD ‘Shark Tank’-Like Innovation Challenges Are Here To Stay With Two New Entries
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Scott Maucione “There’s Spark Tank, STEAM Tank, the Maneuver Innovation Challenge, Dragon’s Lair, the...

Slogan Best Practices And Change Trends Of The Washington Technology 2022 Top 100
” WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ By Joyce Bosc “For companies, the most succinct message is a slogan or tagline. To discover what’s working, we...

SBA Support To Small Business In Government Contracting – An Entrepreneur’s Success Story
https://www.performance.gov/ “Thanks to the support of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Croft’s company grew from a net...

Top 100 Defense Contractor Revenues Climb Despite Supply Chain And Fiscal Disruption Turmoil
“DEFENSE NEWS” By Joe Gould “Defense revenues of the top 100 defense companies climbed for a sixth consecutive year, a sign of the global...

At Least One Photo Found For Every Veteran Honored On Vietnam Memorial
“STARS AND STRIPES” “At least one photo has been found of each of the more than 58,000 service members listed on the memorial, also known...

Small Versus Startup Enterprises, Venture Capital And Government Innovation Research Program Needs
“C4ISRNET” By Andrew Powell “Despite calling itself “America’s Seed Fund”, the SBIR program expressly ignores professional seed...

Pentagon Releases Inflation Guidance to Industry
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZNE” By Scott Freling, Paul Rowley and Evan R. Sherwood “In response to industry-wide questions about price...

Fed Procurement Innovation Developing In The Federal Acquisition Institute’s “PTAI”
https://www.fai.gov/periodic-table?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE The PTAI is a collaborative...

5 Things Every First-Time Bidder For Federal Contracts Should Know
“FEDERAL TIMES” “If you’re a small business owner looking into government contracting, you’ve probably seen the well-meaning advice: Just...

10 Largest Department of Defense Contract Awards for July 2022
“CLEARANCE JOBS. COM” By Jillian Hamilton “In July, Army had 50% of the 10 biggest contracts. More vaccine awards went out in July, as...

A Citizen’s Guide To Critique The Pentagon
This article has been updated to adjust the amount of the national debt from what was $16 Trillion in 2012 when we first began our...























