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Brett Martin
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Robert Rose
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Jason Matthews, MBA
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Ros Poplar
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What Happened to Command Accountability and Responsibility ... Where have we as an organization drifted in the last quarter century when it comes to addressing command accountability and responsibility in our newly structured “Enterprise” components and the focus on a static understanding of “efficiency” in an organization that exists, ultimately, for combat “effectiveness.” John C. Harvey, Jr., Admiral, USN (Ret). "The warfare community Enterprises that exist today essentially employ consensus-driven decision-making in pursuit of greater efficiencies. At times, how this consensus was achieved and then implemented across many organizational C2 boundaries to achieve the hoped-for efficiencies is neither clear or unambiguous. And for a Fleet commander, the ultimate bottom-line is effectiveness, mission accomplishment, not necessarily efficiency. The inherent tension between the results of Enterprise cross-organizational collaborative behavior driving policy and controlling resources and the singular accountability of a commander for assigned missions can be significant. In addition to the possible institutional lack of focus and the below-the-radar impact of the long-standing Fleet organizational mis-match - a Fleet that is neither fully unified or fully separated - that either yields or overlooks sloppy C2 (a key contributor to the mission failures mentioned earlier - the Red Hill fuel leaks, the BONHOMME RICHARD fire and the FITZGERALD/JOHN S MCCAIN collisions), there also appears to be an accompanying issue of eroding command accountability. These two issues go hand-in-hand - if you can’t clearly identify who is responsible for the mission, then neither can you identify who is accountable for accomplishing, or failing to accomplish, the mission. And how can you assign or delegate authority if you cannot determine responsibility? https://lnkd.in/eANJ6r_J
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Elaine Richardson - Ellison
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DoD Contract Alert — Program Management & FMS Support Firms If your firm provides program management, configuration control, or Foreign Military Sales (FMS) support — this Navy modification signals continued tasking. 🎙 NEWS ANCHOR BREAKDOWN Prime: Precise Systems Inc. (Lexington Park, MD) Modification Value: $14,743,228 Contract: N0042125C0009 (P00005) Contract Type: Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (Modification) Completion: February 2027 Performance Location: Patuxent River, MD Funding: Foreign Military Sales (UK, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, Japan) Acquisition: Not Competed Contracting Activity: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD Scope Added Continued support services including: • Project & Program Management • Change Management • Business Management • Configuration & Data Management • Risk Management • Foreign Military Sales coordination • Operations activity support This is enterprise-level program oversight — not production, but governance and execution support tied to international partner nations. 🔎 Where Subcontractors May Fit Program & Project Management • Schedule integration • Earned value support • PMO staffing Configuration & Data Management • Technical data control • Documentation lifecycle management • Compliance tracking Business & Financial Management • Budget analysis • Cost reporting • FMS financial coordination Risk & Change Management • Risk registers • Process control • Change board support International Program Support • FMS coordination • Multinational reporting • Stakeholder engagement 📌 What Smart Firms Should Do Now • Assess alignment with NAVAIR or FMS support environments • Highlight prior experience with allied partner programs • Prepare a PMO-focused capability brief • Emphasize compliance with DoD data management standards • Position early — management support contracts often expand with partner demand FMS-driven program management contracts create sustained advisory and oversight work tied to international defense partnerships. Richelli Consulting Group tracks DoD awards and converts them into strategic subcontract positioning. If your firm operates in program management, configuration control, or international defense support — and you want to determine how to position — let’s talk.
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U.S. COAST GUARD - RFI - DUE MAY 8 - COAST GUARD WANTS CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE AND OPERATE DRONE SERVICES FROM CUTTERS, SHORE-BASED SITES - The technologies and services would be intended to help with the surveillance, detection, classification and identification of maritime “targets of interest." - Coast Guard officials are trying to identify contractors that can provide drone equipment and services to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. - The effort is being led by the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program Executive Office that was established last year to support the organization’s modernization efforts laid out in Force Design 2028. - The technologies and services would be intended to help with the surveillance, detection, classification and identification of maritime “targets of interest” including small, low-profile vessels like go-fast boats and self-propelled semi-submersibles used by drug traffickers, contraband, and people in the water who need to be rescued. - Operating locations could include up to a total of 35 shore-based sites in the Atlantic, Pacific, Alaska and Arctic regions, as well as national security cutters, offshore patrol cutters, medium endurance cutters, icebreakers and arctic security cutters, according to the RFI. - Performance specifications for a variety of anticipated platforms were included in attachments to the RFI. - Industry responses are due May 8. - https://lnkd.in/et4rwq3V
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David Martinez
Hire Heroes USA • 6K followers
Veterans possess mission-critical skills that can address today's talent shortages, as highlighted by Ross Dickman, CEO of Hire Heroes USA, in an insightful discussion with Fox Business. Hire Heroes USA advocates for skills-based hiring, emphasizing the importance of tapping into the unique talents of veterans to fill crucial roles in various industries. Partnering with 700 companies, Hire Heroes USA is dedicated to connecting veterans with suitable positions, aiming to combat the 3.7% veteran unemployment rate and the significantly higher 21% unemployment rate among military spouses. This initiative not only benefits the veterans by leveraging their skills and experience but also addresses the pressing issue of labor shortages in the workforce. To learn more about this impactful conversation and the valuable insights shared by Ross Dickman, CEO of Hire Heroes USA, watch the interview on Fox Business: [Link to Interview](https://lnkd.in/gn-PyQCh). #Veterans #SkillsBasedHiring #TalentShortages #EmploymentOpportunities
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