Author: admin_ptbuchanan20
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Stepping Away to Move Forward
My blog and newsletter have been inactive for the past two weeks because I was visiting a close friend in Chicago. Instead of talking about the software in this blog post I thought I’d talk about my trip in Chicago since it was a great time to step back. Though I have made progress on…
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Being âConnectedâ Isnât the Same as Being Prepared
When I began developing ClearOPS, I thought the problem I wanted to solve was simple: contact management. But the more I listened to contractors, recruiters, and security officers, the more I realized this issue wasnât just about organizing names and numbers. It was about preparation or more specifically, the complete lack of it. Cleared professionals…
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Newsletter, 6/19/25
7âMinute Intel Weekly Intel for the Defense Contracting World. âWinning contracts starts with winning the follow-ups.â 1 Brief: AI Review Tightens Intel Reports The Intelligence Community is stepping up how it vets and approves national security reports. Under new DNI Tulsi Gabbard, a stricter review process now uses AI tools alongside human oversight to double-check…
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It Doesnât Matter What You Know, It Matters Who You Know (And Whether You Wrote It Down)
Thereâs an old saying that goes, âIt doesnât matter what you know, it matters who you know.â We tend to think we know a lot of people, but do we really? Do we know where they have worked before? Do we know where they plan to go next? Do we know whether they would recommend…
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Why Iâm Building Software for Defense Contractors
During college I started the security clearance process in hopes to land a job as a contractor for the Department of Defense. Everyone I talked to said the process was long and tedious so I told myself to be patient, something Iâm naturally not good at, but I tried. Two and a half years later…