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The government should stop threatening startups’ IP rights

Geoff Orazem, the CEO of Eastern Foundry, and Eric Blatt, an intellectual property attorney, explained two changes Congress should take on to make SBIR…

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This research executive has done a lot to bring small businesses into the fold

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FILE - In this June 3, 2019 file photo, a pilot speaks to a crew member by an F/A-18 fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat from Iran. Meanwhile, Iran finds itself backed into a corner and ready for a possible conflict. It stands poised on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, to further break the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Navy benefits thanks to creative program manager’s use of small businesses

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

How the Biden administration can make DoD an innovation powerhouse

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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

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GSA FAS update: E-commerce marketplace back on, Alliant 2 small business details coming

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A dog is backdropped by an US Army 2nd Battalion, 10th Regiment, 10th Brigade UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a joint US-Romanian air assault exercise at the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase, eastern Romania, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Romanian and U.S troops are staging joint exercises with U.S. Black Hawk helicopters, part of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade nine-month rotational deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which aims to reassure NATO's European allies in light of Russia's invasion in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Good boy, bad hearing: Army looks to small business to protect working dogs’ ears

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Rich McFaddenRandolph AFB, TX, 11 Aug 10: 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Thigpen, 562nd flying Training Squadron, flies the T-43 simulator for the last time at Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden) (released)

Air Force looking for innovation around simulators in upcoming Pitch Day

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Thornberry unveils potential punishments for DoD’s slow implementation of acquisition reforms

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809 Panel recommendation will bring more innovative small businesses to DoD

Charlie E. Williams, Jr. and Nick Tsiopanas, members of the Section 809 panel, explain why their recommendations will benefit both DoD and small firms.

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IT modernization, rapid procurement is a national security imperative

Richard Beutel and Andrew Caron make the case for why Congress should expand rapid acquisition authorities to all agencies.

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GSA wants to rescue innovations from the ‘valley of death’

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GSA launches a pilot to help companies in Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program get access to federal buyers.

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