Updated agenda for Wisconsin in Washington - DHS, US AID, Department of State, Department of Energy added to schedule for June 10 - 12.  Contact Kim Garber at kimg@wispro.org or Hilary DeBlois at hilaryd@wispro.org or call 414-270-3600 for additional information.  Unique opportunity to meet with agency reps and Wisconsin delegation.

House Defense Bill Would Raise Small Business Contracting Goals ......increase the government wide small business prime contracting goal from 23 percent of contracting dollars to 25 percent and establish a 40 percent subcontracting goal  CLICK HERE for story

Take your Federal sales to the next level.  Join us at Wisconsin in Washington - June 10 - 12, 2014 in DC.  CLICK HERE for more information.

Congress Considers Hundreds of NDAA Amendments This Week CLICK HERE for story

IDSC Holdings, LLC., Kenosha, Wisconsin, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $6,857,381 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of hand tools and toolboxes for Low Rate Initial Production 7, in support of the Joint Strike Fighter F35 Tool Control program. Work will be performed in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and is expected to be completed in May 2015.

Oshkosh Defense Equips M-ATV for Unmanned Route-Clearance Missions CLICK HERE FOR STORY

Oshkosh Corp. receives continued funding for unmanned ground vehicles  from the US Office of Naval Research  CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY

This year's Federal Manufacturing Conference scheduled for May 14 -15 2014 in Appleton, WI has been cancelled. 

Wisconsin in Washington is scheduled for June 10 - 12 this year.  
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Obama announces new Midwest manufacturing hubs - President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced the creation of two Pentagon-led institutes to boost advanced high-tech manufacturing, with the eventual goal of creating jobs that have been lost to global competition. As part of his year-old promise to expand public-private manufacturing partnerships across the country, Obama announced a new center in his hometown of Chicago, concentrating on high-tech digital manufacturing and design. The other new hub will be located in Canton, Mich., outside Detroit, and specialize in light metal manufacturing.

DoD plots third chapter in Better Buying Power initiative - Nothing is on paper yet, but the Defense Department says it is in the very early stages of creating a "3.0" version of its ongoing Better Buying Power initiative. The newest edition will focus on making sure the military doesn't fall behind in technological superiority.

DoD acquisition reform providing a few glimmers of progress - It's still far too early to pop any champagne corks, but five years after Congress unanimously passed its most recent attempt to fix the Defense Department's acquisition system, there are some signs that the reforms may be paying off.