In the 1990’s, I was working for Les Aspin as one of his team at the Pentagon. One of our biggest challenges when we arrived at the Department of Defense was to develop the FY 1994 budget and review the military structure at a time when the nation was clamoring...
This week's Washington Report! To sign up for the direct email, click here. It’s PI Day (for those who care about these things) … 3.14 Two physicists in Congress, Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) are taking a break from the irrational Congress and celebrating an irrational number...
I was having a conversation about Capstone recently with a couple of friends and colleagues. They are advising me on our business plan as we continue to expand and evolve our service offering. As I shared terms like public relations, government affairs and lobbying, it became clear that language, which...
This week's Washington Report! To sign up for the direct email, click here. What a week … the Budget, QDR, a major confrontation with Russia and other highlights. Best, The Capstone National Partners Team (John Rogers, Alan MacLeod, Steve Moffitt, Diane Rogers, Erik Oksala, Kate Venne and Joyce Rubenstein)...
President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget requests $496 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) base budget – a decrease in $500,000 from FY14 enacted levels. The President’s Budget proposal complies with the FY15 spending levels prescribed in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. The proposed defense budget...
When it comes to a municipality being active on social media, there are lots of benefits. There also are several things to be aware of before launching into the world of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and more. Facebook and Twitter in particular are a highly effective means to educate and inform...
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