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Navy Creating ‘Sandbox’ to Evaluate Work from Tech Companies
“USNI NEWS” “The Navy – looking for flexibility when dealing with small, high-tech companies – is creating a “sandbox” to vet work from...

Triangulating The Future Of Technology, Consulting And The Workforce
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY – “PROJECT 38“ “Federal contractors have long touted their need and desire to embrace new methods of working with...

Is A New Set-Aside Category Emerging In Federal Contracting?
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “So far, the early reviews seem to be generally positive regarding the final solicitation for the...

Don’t Just End The War In Afghanistan, Repeal the Resolution That Authorized It
Please Click Image To Enlarge : The Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/map-shows-places-world-where-us-military-...

A Rainbow Over Our Armed Forces Flags
Minnesota Veterans Home -Hastings, Minnesota

America’s Newest Medal Of Honor Recipient: ‘Our Greatest Enemy Is Ourselves’
“TASK AND PURPOSE“ “Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. has fought a lot of battles. He fought Chinese soldiers in the Korean War, North...

Sam.Gov Launch Hits Initial Snag After Dropping ‘Beta’
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Sam Wakeman “Beta.Sam.gov no longer has the “Beta,” but serious problems remain. GSA folded in the System for...

How Two Veterans On Opposite Sides Of The Vietnam War Became Friends Through Memories
Control Tower at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon after the Tet Offensive – Photo by Anthony G. Borra This Memorial Day we remember those...

Military To Industry: “Change Your Business Model”
“C4ISR” “… Think about not necessarily always proposing a full stack solution, but instead focusing on providing infrastructure as a...

COMING SOON: Community Navigator Pilot Program
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) “SBA will launch the Community Navigator Pilot Program, a $100 million grant program enacted...

Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Hosting Virtual Event Series in Pursuit of New Tech
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “Special Operations Command’s special reconnaissance office is partnering with an innovation hub to host a...

Can Government Procurement Be Made More Inclusive?
“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “With the injection of relief funds across state and local governments, and leeway in spending that comes with...

What Is The Women Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative?
Image: VA “The Women Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative (WVOSBI) is the first program of its kind in the federal government....

DOD Fortifying Cloud Connections To Work Better, Faster With Companies
“C4ISRNET” “As part of the Defense Innovation Unit’s secure cloud management pilot, three vendors could potentially be awarded success...

SOCOM To Award More Than $1 Billion To Small Businesses In 2021
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “Special Operations Command awarded small businesses $1 billion worth of contracts in fiscal year 2020, and...

SBA Office Of Advocacy Releases Spring Economic Bulletin
“The COVID-19 pandemic was an economic shock to small firms and the effects were not easily predictable. An unprecedented number of...

Preparing The Defense-Industrial Base For Post-Pandemic Work – Three Principal Observations
“DEFENSE NEWS” By: Karen Dahut , Gen. Dennis Via (ret.) , and Aimee George Leary “For decades, the defense-industrial base has struggled...

Explore Exporting During World Trade Month
“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “Now is a great time to explore the benefits of exporting. And, if you export already, now is the...

Executive Excess: CEO Compensation In the Arms Industry 2020
“CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY” “The top five contractors alone received over $150 billion in Pentagon contracts in Fiscal Year 2020....























