Rep. Thompson launches e-newsletter to aid small businesses
His office has recently distributed the third issue of his newsletter, Business Opportunities at DHS, which lists upcoming DHS solicitations, provides links to helpful government Web sites, cites upcoming meetings and conferences, and discusses top R&D and procurement priorities of DHS, which his congressional committee oversees.
"I began this newsletter to alleviate the gap that exists between the need for information about opportunities available at the Department and the ability to locate and disseminate that information in a timely and user-friendly manner," the congressman wrote in the second issue.
Thompson spoke about the need to connect small business people who have good ideas for homeland security products (but insufficient cash to develop the ideas) with larger security companies that have enough capital to fund such development efforts.
In the most recent issue, Thompson wrote that he was concerned about those business people "who remain locked outside of the contracting process." To such people, he offered a receptive ear (and a lot of clout in Washington.) "If you believe your company has been treated unfairly by the Department of Homeland Security, please tell us about it," he wrote, before providing his e-mail address:
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