Rapid Lorna – Agile Acquisition Blog
"I wasn't built for comfort—I was built for speed." — "Bad for Good"
I haven’t been able to look at a jar of peanut butter in years. Ever since a certain PEO turned peanut butter spread into a verb. Not that the Program Executive Officer was a bad guy. Not at all. But as a Contracting Officer, I hated how he handled budget cuts. I don’t think he […]
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Having spent an entire career in Acquisition, I’ve heard the word sustainability more than most humans I haven’t worked with. Now I’m hearing it more outside of Acquisition than ever before. Isn’t it funny how we can apply the word sustainability to weapon systems and forget to apply it to people? How often did I […]
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I’ve taken for granted how incredibly lucky I was when I was a Contracting intern and brand new Unlimited Contracting Officer as a GS 12 with barely 4 years’ experience. Eons ago. Back when dirt was new and fire was an emerging technology. I’m stopping to think about it only now when I’ve left the […]
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