Announcements

Article: The Longest 60 Seconds: Safety and Survival at Sea

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) demonstrate a  ‘sunburst’ formation during an abandon ship scenario at the Military Sealift  Command Training Center East on Joint Base Langley-Fort Eustis, Virginia.  The ‘sunburst’ formation is a technique used to make those stranded at-sea more visible from the air.

One-year extension to firms verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)’s Vets First Verification Program through the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE)

Administrator Guzman Announces Path Forward for Veteran Small Business Certification Program

New SBA program launch to include one-year extension for certified veteran-owned small businesses

WASHINGTON – Today, during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW), Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S.

Article: Buy More American

The Biden administration announced it will increase requirements for federally procured goods to be sourced domestically, a step officials said will boost U.S. manufacturing and supply chains.

The administration will unveil an update saying that 60 percent of federally procured content must be made in the United States, up from 55 percent under the Buy American Act. 

Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry hosted by DLA Troop Support (Nov 16-17, New Jersey)

The North Carolina Military Business Center encourages all textile and tactical equipment-related businesses in North Carolina to attend the free Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry. 

The North Carolina Military Business Center will have several representatives in attendance at JAPBI – connect with the NCMBC and other textile-related representatives. 

Article: Federal Energy Management Program: Camp Lejeune Leverages NREL Tiger Team Partnership to Evaluate Electrical Infrastructure Capacity for EV Charging Stations.

The Camp Lejeune sustainability and fleet operations teams partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Tiger Team to plan for the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and the installation of EV charging stations. This partnership included completing electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) site assessments for fleet vehicles stationed at 14 different parking lots at Camp Lejeune in March 2022, including eight operated by the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Lejeune, four by the U.S.

Media Advisory: Department of Defense Releases Report on Defense Spending by State in Fiscal Year 2021