Can innovative procurement live up to its promise?

Today we are faced with quickly evolving challenges from public health and international relations to climate-related disasters and cyberattacks. Meeting all of these challenges requires our government to take quick action using new tools. Quick action with unproven technology is not something inherent in the DNA of government, but to meet these challenges we must […]

Want To Scale Innovation at the DOD? Strengthen the SBIR Program.

As published in Next Gov. Though a popular option for startups, the Small Business Innovation Research program still faces a valley of death challenge from pilot to program of record.   Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s recent remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum made it clear he intends to drive the DOD to ramp […]

Find Your Government Use Case

To nail your federal go-to-market strategy, few things are more important than making sure your government use case is rock solid. You’ve already nailed your commercial use case. Tweaking it to be customized for government is a fundamental part of convincing a federal agencies or program office that they need your product or service. How […]