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Veteran Small Business Start-ups Need More Federal And Community Support, Advocates Say
MILITARY TIMES By Leo Shane III “Would-be veteran entrepreneurs planning to leave the military and launch their own businesses need more...

SBA Small Business Spring Economic Bulletin June 2022
PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TWICE TO ENLARGE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – Office of Advocacy “The Office of Advocacy’s Spring Economic...

How Space Development Agency Contractors Are Mitigating Supply Chain Issues
“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “Long before the Space Development Agency awarded its first contract, officials knew that building a...

Don’t Run Afoul Of The Truth In Negotiations Act (TINA)
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE’ By Michael Gwinn “TINA is a procurement statute that requires contractors to provide information — known as...

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Says Agencies Relying Too Much On T&M Contracts
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Nick Wakeman, Editor In Chief “In the Government Accountability Office’s eyes, T&M contracts put too much...

DARPA’s Revolutionary Seaplane Wants To Change How The Pentagon Hauls Cargo
Concept art of DARPA’s future Liberty Lifter vehicle. (Courtesy DARPA) “BREAKING DEFENSE” By Justin Katz “The Pentagon’s premiere...

Climate Change Is A Military Problem For The US
“WASHINGTON POST” Analysis by James Stavridis | Bloomberg “As governments and private corporations put more energy and attention into...

Data Gap Poses Risks For VA’s New $10 Billion Health Record System
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Adam Mazmanian “The commercial electronic health record system being introduced by the Department of...

Strengthening America’s Supply Chains With Global Standards And Technology Solutions
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Christine Barnhart “It’s time for supply chain leaders, industry groups and government policy makers to come...

How the Pentagon Plans to Manage Inflation in Contracts
“DEFENSE ONE” By Lauren C. Williams, Senior Editor “The Defense Department knows cost increases due to inflation may begin to affect...

Details – GSA Cloud Blanket Purchase Agreement Opportunity
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Chris Riotta “The General Services Administration is providing more details on how it’s aiming to launch a new...

Department Of Navy Releases Climate Change Strategy
“MILITARY TIMES” By Geoff Ziezulewicz “The Department of the Navy released its strategy for how it will deal with climate change and...

Pentagon Revolving Door Database
“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT“ “The practice of former government officials leaving to work for corporations they oversaw or...

VA Ordered To Report Performance Of Troubled Health Records System To Congress
Editors’ Note: The story herein announces the latest bump on a decades-long road of efforts by DOD and the Veteran’s Administration to...

Turning The So-Called ‘Valley of Death’ Green
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE By James S.B. Chew and Arun Seraphin “The Small Business Innovation Research program has delivered countless...

The DoD’s Cyber Force Must Partner With Industry To Compete At The Speed Of Relevance
“MILITARY TIMES” By Larry Meehan “Invigorating the Defense Department with private industry veterans will bring the innovators, proven...

You May Be Eligible For HUB Zone Set-aside Government Contracts
The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least 3% of...

Technology Is Driving Challenges In The Strategic Intersection Of Two Vital Industrial Bases
“THE COALITION FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT” By Moshe Schwartz “The National Security Innovation and Industrial Base (NSIB) is the bedrock...

Memorial Day 2022
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