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Grabbing a Piece of the Defense-Spending Pie
A look at seven Inc. 500 companies that sell technology and services to the Pentagon
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Tips on Winning Federal Tech Grants
Small-business owners will be offered tips on winning government grants for technology and innovation at a conference in Texas this fall. The Natio... Read more
How to Delete Data before Trashing Old PCs
Companies are tossing their old tech like crazy lately with all the upgrading going on. But businesses need to make sure they don't throw the baby out with t... Read more
Breaking Away
Three defense contractors found success in diversification after the government slashed its spending. Read more
A Theory By Any Other Name
Something like Theory F permeates much of our big business. Businesses grow so large that safety and caution become more key to strategy than the entrepr... Read more
The Never-ending Controversy
Why the Pentagon will keep spending $7,600 for a coffee maker. Read more
Questionable Rewards
In "The Talk of the Pentagon" (News & Trends, January) you quote me as saying, "I think [Ada's] a klutz." Klutz is not a word in my normal vocabulary.... Read more
How To Save A Few Billion Dollars
Defense bureaucrats could save that much by contracting with smaller companies. Read more
1981 SMALL-BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS is designed to provide small businesses with official contacts in the Department of Defense and majo... Read more
How Two R&D Programs Can Work For Small Companies
The National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) and the Defense Department's Small Business Advanced Technology progra... Read more
Department Of Defense Small Business Advanced Technology Program (desat)
Phase I: The DoD expects to award approximately 100 contracts of up to $50,000 each for feasibility research carried out over six months. Phase II: ... Read more
Correction
In July's Ideas (page 110), we incorrectly entitled the 1981 Small-Business Directory of Government Contacts. Note that the 72-page book, which is designe... Read more
How Two R&D Programs Can Work For Small Companies
The National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) and the Defense Department's Small Business Advanced Technology progra... Read more
More Help for Veteran-Owned Businesses
Senate lawmakers on Tuesday approved provisions aimed at helping veterans and reservists keep their businesses afloat, during or after deployment. ... Read more
Positive ID: All About Biometrics
Biometric identification sounded like a way to prevent unauthorized users from accessing company property or info. But you may be surprised to learn how busi... Read more
Innovation: Probability Processing Chip
Lyric Semiconductor’s new computer chip goes beyond zeros and ones and allows it to process information using probability. Read more
Router Space?
Cisco Systems just announced that they are planning to launch... Read more
What's The Pentagon's Role In The Chip Wars?
In the high-stakes semiconductor business, Japan has the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the United States has the Defense Departm... Read more
Competing With Uncle Sam
If small business can handle it, the job shouldn't be done by government. Read more
Defense procurement dollars aren't going to small business, says a Federal Trade Commission study. Only 20% of the Defense Department's procurement comes... Read more
Help Soldiers Get Back to Work
Federal law guarantees reemployment for those serving in the Reserves and National Guard, but the transition from battlefield to workplace can be fraught wit... Read more
National Venture Capital Conference Set
The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds will hold its annual conference in Little Rock, Ark., in September, organizers said. In addition... Read more
Zooming In on Government Money
Ordering information for two guidebooks to tapping sources of capital from federal and state governments. Read more
Small-Business Contracts Fall to Record Low
The government awarded just 17% of contracting dollars to small firms in 2005, according to a new report. Read more
Is RFID Right for Your Business?
Radio frequency identification -- a tracking technology -- can help some small companies get a leg up on supplying large enterprises, such as Wal-Mart. Read more
1/3 of Discarded Hard Disks Contain Sensitive Data
Your machine dies, and sometimes rather than repair it you go buy a new one, right, but what bad thing happens if you throw away an old hard drive ... Read more
Export Controls: Showdown In The Senate
House-backed bill would reduce restricted goods by 40%. Read more
America’s Fastest-Growing Government Services Company
Crystal Clear Technologies sells communications and technology systems to the Department of Defense. Read more
Inc. 500 Interview: Merlin International
Technology planning is essential today for IT leaders to confront a plethora of risks – from rapid growth to terrorist attacks. Read more
Business-to-Business Marketing
Commercial transactions between businesses are covered more generally in this volume in the article called Business-to-Business . Here the intenti... Read more
U.S. Broadband Efforts Not So Broad
In fact, we're looking pretty lame for a so-called super power, folks. The internationally renowned organization "The Information Technology & Information... Read more
Uncle Sam Wants You -- To Do R
The Department of Defense, which has long relied on large companies for the bulk of its purchases, recently turned an eye to small businesses for research... Read more
A Sustainability Pioneer
Wendi Goldsmith leads a business that helps other companies to embrace going green. Read more
Let Uncle Sam Outfit Your Office
Surplus government equipment may be a good bet if you're outfitting a business on a shoestring. Excess items are auctioned off to the public through two ... Read more
The Talk Of The Pentagon
With a stroke of his pen, Richard D. De Lauer has created a booming new software industry. DeLauer is the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engin... Read more
How to Handle Employees Who Are Called to Active Military Duty
Knowing the appropriate steps to take when an employee is deployed is crucial to making the transition easy for them and your company. Here are four tips tha... Read more
Eyeglasses With a Heads Up Display?
I want a pair of these. Science fiction books (e.g. Accelerando , Read more
How to Break Into the Green Energy Business
As the international race to efficiently use renewable energy escalates, more money is being thrown at making green energy widely available. Here's how to br... Read more
Brave New Policy: Extensive Benefits For Military Reservists
Should you cover dependent health care for deployed troops? Read more
Small Businesses Denied Government Contracts
Oct. 15, 2004 --As the countdown towards the presidential election continues, House Democrats continue to criticize the way the Bush Admin... Read more
Rocket Man
A high-tech company awaits the launch of the first satellite to use its rocket boosters. Read more
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