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March 8, 2022

DOD Wants to Shepherd Small Business Innovators

The Defense Department needs innovation now — and too often the best new technology from America's small business innovators dies before it can become a program of record for the military.

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March 7, 2022

NSWC Crane to Offer Navy Technology for Commercial Applications

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane), in collaboration with The Mill, Dioltas and the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) announced

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March 7, 2022

New Pentagon Strategy to Bring in Small Businesses Coming Soon [external]

WASHINGTON ― A new Pentagon strategy to maximize small business participation in defense contracting is in the works for this spring, defense officials told Defense News. The Pentagon’s first small business strategy since 2019 would come amid a decline in the number of contracts awarded to small businesses and as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has acknowledged the barriers to work with his department are too steep.

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March 4, 2022

Scientists Seek Capability Against Waterborne Toxins

Scientists at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center are researching methods of detecting waterborne biological threats to protect soldiers conducting missions in water.