New DOD Policy to Centralize Security Clearance Disputes
“Image: Fedweek“ “DEFENSE SYSTEMS” “The Defense Department issued new policy to streamline and expand due process procedures for those...
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SBA to Provide One Year 8(a) Program Extension to Participants Due to COVID-19
“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION“ “The U.S. Small Business Administration published an interim final rule effective January 13, 2021...
Boeing’s Overrun Investment On KC-46 Exceeds Original Fixed Price Contract Value
“DEFENSE NEWS” “With the Jan. 27 announcement of a new $275 million charge on the KC-46, Boeing has now paid as much in cost overruns for...
Managing Teaming Relationships in Small Business Federal Government Contracting
Most small businesses, particularly those selling services, will encounter the need to team with industry partners in small business...
Procurement Collusion Strike Force Gets a Boost
Image: Department of Justice “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “The Procurement Collusion Strike Force, the Justice Department’s Antitrust...
Equity Review Likely To Touch Small Business Contracts
Images: SBA “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ By Nick Wakeman “The “Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved...
Defense Bill Includes Two Landmark Transparency Provisions
(Illustration: Renzo Velez / POGO) “THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” “As 2021 began, Congress passed two landmark laws that...
U.S. Solicits Commercial Geo-Location Data Sets For Homeland Security
“DEFENSE SYSTEMS” The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants a geolocation dataset of U.S. businesses operating in sectors...
The Hidden Cost Of America’s Forever War: Young Love Lost
“MILITARY TIMES” By Jessica Donati “The U.S. has come to rely on Special Operations to fight the nation’s wars. Because their operations...
Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Pays $25M In False Claim Settlement
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary that makes unmanned aircraft, has agreed to pay the federal government $25 million...
Always Nice To Be Appreciated - MicroMentor Award Is Humbling Experience
https://www.micromentor.org/blog/larson21/ It has been a pleasure for over a decade to support MircoMentor, a quality, worldwide...
Getting Off The Well-Worn GAO Protest Path
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Carla Weiss “Avoiding the common “mere disagreement” deny should be the goal of every disappointed...
Wanted From National Security In 2021 – More Nuance Less Jargon
“DEFENSE NEWS” By Mike Gruss From Defense News’ global headquarters, a few improvements in the national security community for 2021....
Pentagon’s $2 Billion Cyber Security Project Slowed By Flaws
Image: JonesDay “BLOOMBERG“ “The Defense Department has halted deployment on its classified networks of a $2 billion cybersecurity...
Giving Combat Robots A ‘Brain’ To Map Threats
Image: Rafael “C4ISRNET” “This is part of a wider move into multidimensional battlefields that Israel is pushing through its new...
Happy 80th Birthday - Vietnam Veteran Tony Rose - Who Underwent A 4 Year Citizenship Search
Tony Rose recites the Pledge of Allegiance with some of his friends during his naturalization ceremony as a U.S. citizen in Hastings at...
Veterans Charity Shut Down For Fraud
“DAILY PRESS “ “A Florida-based group running a supposed charity for wounded veterans has settled allegations that it deceived donors and...
Navy Reopens $50B Professional Services Vehicle For Bids
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ “The Navy is lifting the gate on its massive $50 billion SeaPort Next Generation professional services contract...
SBA Launches “Ascent” For Growth Oriented Women Entrepreneurs
Image: SBA “U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “A free learning platform designed for women entrepreneurs who are beyond the start-up...
Mark Amtower Audits The Feds On Linked In
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “Numbers don’t lie: Feds on LinkedIn are fertile territory. Between early December 2020 and Jan. 4, I identified...
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