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‘Dear America’: Gold Star Families Want ‘Archaic’ Support Systems Fixed
“DEFENSE ONE” “The Pentagon team that manages them “have not protected us, and they have refused to listen.” An open letter from the...

IRS Successful Projects Demonstrate Value of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – By Jason Miller “For the last few years, the IRS has been changing its external reputation and internal culture...

Memorial Day 2022 Remembering Two of Hastings, Minnesota’s Best
Gordon Charles Schmidt, 69, of Hastings, MN, passed away unexpectedly Saturday June 6th 2015 while gardening at the Minnesota Veterans...

Why Businesses Now Need Military-Grade Cyber Security Solutions
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – David Berliner “To defend against the evolving threats, far too many companies are still relying on...

Why A ‘Buy Allied’ Approach Matters
“DEFENSE NEWS By Daniel Fata and Jerry McGinn “There are at least four essential reasons why making the U.S. aerospace and defense...

Entrepreneurial Education And Training For Transitioning Service Members And Spouses.
“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by SBA as part...

How To Mitigate The Threat Of Industrial Base Consolidation To Innovation
PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – By Riya Patel “The Defense Department recently released a report, State of...

Resources Help Veterans With Education, Training And Employment Opportunities
“US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) Mary Beard is a national employment coordinator for VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment office...

Small Business Hiring Needs
U.S. SBA OFFICE OF ADVOCACY By Daniel Brown, Regulatory Economist “New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the tightening...

The U.S. Army Is Building A ‘Dashboard’ To Measure Human Performance
“ARMY TIMES” – By Todd South “Granular detail on how an individual soldier or groups of soldiers might perform has remained tantalizingly...

Growing Your Small Business To Assure Its Survival
“SCORE Southeast Minnesota” By Dean L. Swanson “Success requires consistent planning, grit, and strategic execution. You also need to...

U.S. Army “One World Terrain” Becoming High-Demand War Planning Tool
USCICT VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Avi4CiZ-CU “DEFENSE NEWS” – By Jen Judson “The U.S. Army’s One World Terrain, a virtual...

Four Lessons That Should Upend Pentagon’s Five-Year Strategy
“DEFENSE ONE” By John Ferrari “Though many of today’s national-security discussions are focused on the war in Ukraine or congressional...

“Odyssey of Armaments” A Veteran’s View After 36 Years of Warfare And Weapons
“Rose Covered Glasses” By Ken Larson “I hope this account of my 36-year military and industry experience in warfare and weapons supplies...

$2 Million Wasted On Cell Phones For Homeless Vets That Went Unused
“AP NEWS” By Michael Casey “The VA Inspector General’s report found that the Veterans Health Administration spent nearly $7 million to...

NASA Expands Crowdsourcing Program
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “More companies join the effort, for which NASA expanded the ceiling to $175 million so it could...

Agencies Targeting Friction-Less Acquisition In Variety Of Ways
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK By Amelia Brust “Accelerating Acquisition in the Dynamic Workplace webinar, sponsored by FedInsider, gathered agency...

VA Rolls Out New Website To Streamline Contracting, Innovation
“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – By David Thornton “The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new digital one-stop shop for contractors looking to...

Record 40-Year-High Inflation Level Affecting Pentagon Contract Negotiations
“DEFENSE NEWS” By Bryant Harris “The Pentagon acknowledged a record 40-year-high inflation level is starting to affect contract...