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- Acquisition professionals
at Hanscom Air Force Base

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are participating in a
intensive in person training

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called Banshee with
entrepreneurs in downtown Boston

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from July 16th through the 26th.

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- Our currently we have 37 airmen

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from across the base at Hanscom.

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Most of these men are
contracting officials

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learning the perspective

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of a early stage start up or entrepreneur,

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so they have a better understanding

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of how they actually engage with them.

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The course exposes the
acquisition work force

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to in class in person training

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on cutting edge buying techniques

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and contracting strategies.

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- In dealing with industry,

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especially with small businesses

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is that, yes, government
contracting can be

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a little bit intimidating,

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but our senior leaders are giving us more

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avenues to, you know,
make that less cumbersome.

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And so we're taking a step
in the right direction

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in trying to like I said bridge that gap.

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- Banshee is modeled after

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Special Operation Commands Ghost Program,

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where acquisition professionals learn

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about working with the government

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from the perspective
of the private sector.

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- Babson is all about
entrepreneurial thinking

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and entrepreneurial action.

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We have a big ecosystem of
start ups and small companies

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and innovators within large companies,

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and many of them would be very interested

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in having better relationships
with the military.

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Banshee is a direct result of Hanscom

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building partnerships with
non-profit organizations

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like MassChallenge and
Department of Defense's

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National Security Innovation Network.

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The course will end with sessions

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at Program Executive Offices Digital

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to upcoming pitch days
where attendees will watch

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how judges select the
best from large pools

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of small businesses and start ups.

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This is Rick Barry, Hanscom
Air Force Base, Massachusetts.

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