"I feel knowledge is power. The more knowledge you have and the more you understand what your obligations and requirements are, but also not just what yours are but what the government's obligations and responsibilities are to you, then you feel more comfortable and confident speaking. That I think many times the reasons small businesses don't feel empowered to speak is because they don't truly know and understand their responsibilities personally, but also the government's responsibilities because it is a two-way street." (18:31)
Ms. Janetta L. Brewer ESQ, is the owner of Blue Alchemy Consulting. She has an extensive federal contracting background, which includes roles with the Office of Secretary of Defense, US Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Air Force, Department of Homeland Security and in her last federal, she was a senior member of the Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy staff, which means she developed acquisition regulations and guidance for approximately 35,000 contracting professionals that streamline acquisition process across the federal government and improve contract execution outcomes for and in excess of $400 billion in annual contract spin.
All in all, she was in charge of actual policy that set forth the standards by which contracting folks must follow while administering contracts of people like you and me.
One thing you do not know about Ms. Janetta is that just a couple of year ago she made the tough decision to walk away from her government job. YES, that is correct with all her success she knew there was a challenge out there for her, she took the plunge, said her good byes and invested in herself and her values.
In today's episode, we discuss how heavily the government relies on industry to help with the process of implementing change to both the FAR and DFARs considering the impact from small businesses. We also discuss merges and acquisitions, False Claims Act, program office versus small business office. She is now running her own consultancy firm, Blue Alchemy.
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