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From the tip to the tail of the spear, agile acquisition is a keystone to our future success. The truth is that not every problem is presistent which mean not every solution needs to be sustained. The agility and education around #OT is more important than ever. Problem: In todays mission, time matters most and we do not currently measure the time it takes for the department to source a solution. But what if we could take matters into our own hands? Solution: Our ability to align across organizations lies in our own hands. Think of the DOD as one big community which allowed you to be a better neighbor and borrow the insight or solutions already identified that are the answer to our problems. Would you do it? What if AI could help you identify those people and all you had to do was enter your problem? I challenge you to think of your problems and the people that can assist you as puzzle 🧩 pieces which when aligned will provide you a new world of opportunity to problem solve. From ideation to operational employment the test has changed and so should the metric we measure. Let’s start thinking about how fast we can work together to solve pro Ryan Connell & team, thank you for continuing to fight the fight to educate those who find themselves removed from the mission and encourage them to question the way we currently do things. We can not lose focus that we are all enablers to the mission space and people are counting on us to do our part. #MissionMatters #Collaboration #OneNation #Tradewinds #FutureOfDefense Collaboration.Ai Brandon Anderson Brandon Klein Brennan Townley Jesse Levin Bonnie Evangelista Justin Fanelli Jesse Jur Stephanie Wilson
OT vs. FAR? Which would you choose? This week on Defense Mavericks, I asked United States Air Force contracting officer Kristina Botelho how the decision-making process differs when choosing between FAR and OT contracts and how the right approach can streamline #procurement. Tune in to learn how Tradewinds can help you simplify the process. 👉Watch the Full Episode: https://lnkd.in/ehJ2QeND #Tradewinds #TradewindsMarketplace #GovernmentProcurement #InnovationInAcquisition #AIInGovernment #DefenseInnovation #InnovationInDefense #ContractingSolutions #GovTech #FutureOfDefense #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #DefenseMavericks #Podcast #RyanConnell
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Contrary to the common narrative we see a tremendous amount of effective “innovation, development, fielding and testing of solutions occurring” at true speed and with diminimis resource in relation to the status quo approach. There are incredible communities of insiders tackling the inefficiencies of our acquisitions ecosystem which is paramount - but it’s not a binary problem set and institutional change takes a long time - time we don’t have. Then there are also those with familiarity of the system that were either once part of it or work / worked in service to it that have adapted how they do things to solve challenges at relevant speed. These informal doers are many in number and exist in countless signal chats but get little attention and are rarely perceived as a “solution” or true capability. Instead these working groups are viewed as one off non scalable adhoc communities of practice. We think these communities are a large part of the solution and it is imperative that the conventional system finds the ability to accept and celebrate this exsisting and functional capability as critical capacity and a viable approach to solving our most pressing challenges.!