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Opinion
Pentagon’s high-tech transition doomed without buy-in from primes
If DoD wants to fully unlock the innovative power that small businesses are capable of providing, there needs to be a paradigm shift, the author says.
By Jere Glover
New Tricare contracts to start next January, promising better care
New Tricare contracts aim to improve access to health care, clinical quality and patient safety, as well as increase military readiness.
By Karen Jowers
Federal aid to veteran-owned small businesses grew in FY23
The number of veterans receiving aid to start their own companies has risen significantly over the last three years.
Million Vet Program nears millionth enrollment, eyes continued growth
The 12-year-old program has cultivated a massive database of genetic information for health researchers.
Companies lobby Congress to approve $1 billion ‘hedge portfolio’
In an Oct. 24 letter, drafted on behalf of 63 companies, the Silicon Valley Defense Group calls on lawmakers to fully fund the provision.
Pentagon, SBA taking applications for private capital loan program
The Pentagon and the Small Business Administration announced the partnership last December and have been working to flesh out the details since then.
Opinions
To stay competitive, US military complex must hurdle ‘Valley of Death’
The U.S. is in its decisive decade for competition with China, and technology is the primary arena for the rivalry.
By Steve Escavarage and Adam Hammer
Small Business Administration bringing agency leaders back to office
Senior Executive Service employees and all political appointees will transition to working in-person five days per pay period starting Sept. 25.
US Army to reward big contractors that ingest smaller innovator’s tech
Project Vista will give contractors credit, as part of competitive proposals, for inserting small business-developed technology.
By Jen Judson
The SBA at 70: Celebrating the big impact of small businesses
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Small Business Act into law in 1953.
By Isabella Casillas Guzman
The ABCs of the military’s highly classified Area 51
You’re not allowed to visit the part of Nevada known as Area 51, but that's because the top-secret facility has to do with spy planes, not space aliens.
By Christopher Nichols, The Ohio State University