Some Things Can’t be Rushed I often see companies attempting to move too quickly through the federal acquisition process, believing their own “special” relationship or unique understanding of the situation makes them different. My business thrives because I know how to help companies see pathways that generate quicker

I recently watched the livestream performance of “I Feel the Need,” a one-woman show performed by former Navy Lieutenant Commander and aviation pioneer Loree Draude. The show describes Loree’s learning and professional transformation that takes place during carrier flight training and two deployments. I said pioneer, yet the

For those on my forum, TheBigTop (www.TheBigtop.biz), occasionally you’ll see me comment on topics that, by their nature, are political.  I don’t usually put them in the newsletter, but here it goes. Our federal and state justice departments need to find a way to settle with Trump. There

We are not prepared to defend Taiwan. Yet this is our stated US policy.  It should concern us all. The concept of strategic ambiguity, our longstanding policy toward China-Taiwan ended when President Biden made this news in November 2022. China publicly declares it will be ready to act

Let’s stop funding the Valley of Death. The readiness crisis is so deeply entrenched that it has taken hold of our maintenance culture. PPBE reform cannot come soon enough. Faced with a contracting industrial base (25% in the past 10 years…5% in 2021 alone), we cannot afford to

I haven’t done predictions in a while, and I’ve had a few on my mind lately. Here we go: What are your predictions? You don’t have to be right all the time when predicting. But can you make a case for your positions? Do you think about the