Strategic Institute for Innovation in Government Contracting
66 episodes
4 months ago
In this episode Strategic Institute talks about recent Congressional language that seeks to broaden the aperture when it comes to who and what qualifies for OTA awards, while at the same time the bureaucracy is attempting to narrow the thinking around OTAs and kneecap their potential. Who should be served, the will of 'the people' as represented by Congress -or- should the bureaucracy take precedent? Also discussed are clear solutions using OTAs, current lack of incentives, who should ...
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In this episode Strategic Institute talks about recent Congressional language that seeks to broaden the aperture when it comes to who and what qualifies for OTA awards, while at the same time the bureaucracy is attempting to narrow the thinking around OTAs and kneecap their potential. Who should be served, the will of 'the people' as represented by Congress -or- should the bureaucracy take precedent? Also discussed are clear solutions using OTAs, current lack of incentives, who should ...
Don't be a JAG-off | How Government Lawyers can Enable Innovation
Innovation in Government Business
37 minutes
9 months ago
Don't be a JAG-off | How Government Lawyers can Enable Innovation
When it comes to innovating federal business practices for R&D and delivering new capabilities a frequently identified roadblock to bettering processes are government lawyers. Government lawyers tend to err on the side of the bureaucratic myth and lore over actual law, mandate, and need. In a recent conformation hearing, the new Secretary of Defense used the term JAG-off to describe lawyers and other mid to senior level bureaucrats who put their own career traject...
Innovation in Government Business
In this episode Strategic Institute talks about recent Congressional language that seeks to broaden the aperture when it comes to who and what qualifies for OTA awards, while at the same time the bureaucracy is attempting to narrow the thinking around OTAs and kneecap their potential. Who should be served, the will of 'the people' as represented by Congress -or- should the bureaucracy take precedent? Also discussed are clear solutions using OTAs, current lack of incentives, who should ...
