President Obama began his term as President with the announcement that the Federal Government would be more transparent and open, better known as the Open Government Initiative. Most of us assumed that this would mean we would have better access to information, plans, and people. But, is this really the case? Let’s look at one […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
10 Steps to Better Proposals – Part 2 of 2
Jan 19
This is the second part of my 2-part series on some advice to developing better proposals. The first five steps were presented in Part 1. Here are steps 6 through 10: #6: Conduct meaningful reviews. Veterans of proposals are familiar with the multiple “color reviews”, where teams are brought into review the proposal at different […]
Cool Gadget That Should Not Be – iDigiTip
Jan 17
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A few days ago I published a post on Coffee Talkies; a device that I wish existed but, in reality, does not. Today I’m going to talk about something my son gave me a Christmas that is real, but I have no idea why. It is called iDigiTip. When I saw the packaging I assumed […]
10 Steps to Better Proposals – Part 1 of 2
Jan 13
We always seem to be in proposal season. I recall a time when the Federal Government had acquisition cycles and we could plan our proposal resources and budgets. Not only that, but they also gave us enough time to respond – usually 60-90 days. Those days are past and proposals are fast and furious. No […]
Cool Gadget That Fooled Me – Coffee Talkies
Jan 11
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My kids like to give me prank gifts at Christmas time. This is the first of two articles I am writing on prank gifts. This one is about a gift that I got which was not real but I wish it were, the next will be about a gift I got that was real and […]
5 New Year Resolutions for Federal Contractors
Jan 9
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Yes, I realize that I am a week late with this article. I took some time off during the holidays and it has taken me a week to get back in the groove. My personal resolution for the New Year is to be more active on my blog and to build my business so I […]
Why Federal Contracting is like Shrimping (My Forrest Gump Epihany) – Part 4 of 4
Jan 5
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Sadly, this is the final installment of my series on shrimping and Federal contracting. I have had fun writing this series and do hope that you’ve enjoyed reading it. In this final part I will describe three realities that apply to both shrimping and federal contracting. I know that we would like to believe that […]
