SBIR

Army using ‘sprints’ to find stumbling blocks for AI in acquisition programs

A 100-day implementation plan for the Army’s acquisition community aims to resolve the issues that might get in the way of AI adoption

Artificial Intelligence

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Sen. Ernst hopeful about fixes to small business contracting

Congress

Biden’s pick for Pentagon’s S&T position pledges to reduce barriers to entry for small businesses

Defense

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Contract spending is set to grow across the board in 2024

Contracting

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

Navy’s PEO-Digital turns to SBIRs for the first time

Navy

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Small tech companies ask Congress for changes to make acquisition easier to navigate

Acquisition

Defense Innovation Board suggests ways to bridge the ‘valley of death’

Contracting

GSA constructing another bridge across the SBIR ‘valley of death’

Contracts/Awards

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Army launches several new initiatives to incorporate small firms’ technologies into its systems

Army

Leading the charge for small business innovation at the GSA

Contracting

How the Biden administration can make DoD an innovation powerhouse

Defense

Christie Canaria is the Small Business Innovation Research program director at the National Cancer Institute and a finalist for the Women in Technology leadership award.

National Cancer Institute brings diversity of thought, people to help small business innovators

Christie Canaria, the Small Business Innovation Research program director at the National Cancer Institute and a finalist for the Women in Technology leadership…

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DLA joining coronavirus effort by cleaning PPE

Defense Logistics Agency Director of Research and Development David Koch joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about a recent contract DLA awarded…

Contracts/Awards

Navy putting emphasis on faster, more productive SBIRs

Navy

The Navy is shortening contract times for small businesses and trying to get them to production faster.