Government Contracting

The dirty little secret of the VA: failures in government contracting

While Congress continues to feast on the foibles of the VA, pointing fingers at anything that moves, one little minor problem continues to be overlooked: Federal contracting and its farcical system of awarding contracts and providing the lowest and best cost solutions to the taxpayers. The Feds are the largest purchaser of goods and services Read More

PTAC needs defib STAT

With the shutting down of EMTEC the Southwest Ohio office of PTAC (which serves 33 counties) is about to flatline. If the government acronyms mean nothing to you, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Why you should care is another matter. EMTEC was the “Edison Materials Technology Center” or if you read their site: …is a Read More

Want to sell to D.O.D.?

As some of you know, I’m the owner of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (those of you who are smart- realize that makes me an SDV). The Federal government has a law on the books from 2004 that is pretty much ignored- that 3% of all Federal spending should attempt to be sourced from Read More

Set-asides, preferences, HUBzones and 8a

My business is Ohio EDGE certified, HUBzone certified and an SDVOB. For all that, it’s not done much to help acquire government business. Most of you have no idea what any of that means- and it’s just as well. Not only does doing business with the government require a whole new set of skills and Read More