Super Glue, Cheetos, and the Fine Art of Solving the Wrong Problem There is a peculiar magic to government research. You begin with a sober, urgent, taxpayer-funded problem—feed the troops, protect the troops, move supplies faster, save lives—and somewhere along the...
Small technology companies often grow by using consultants, engineering firms, software developers, university researchers, prototype shops, and specialty subcontractors instead of hiring a full-time staff for every discipline. That approach is practical and often...
Companies that support the U.S. government are operating in an environment where legal, technical, cybersecurity, and national security obligations now intersect. A software company may begin with a commercial product and quickly find itself handling controlled...
In the world of federal contracting forming a winning team yields success. Small and medium-sized businesses often find that they cannot win large projects on their own and large businesses often leverage technical expertise found in small companies to entice contract...
For innovative small businesses, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is often viewed as the ultimate gateway into the federal marketplace. Phase I validates an idea, and Phase II proves the technology works. But SBIR Phase III is where companies...
NDA Limitations: What They Protect and What They Don’t Many innovators treat a signed non-disclosure agreement as a definitive shield for their intellectual property, especially when entering the high-stakes world of government contracting. While these documents are...
