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This episode is Part II on podcast host Amber Pecoraro\u2019s Startup Innovation Fellowship experience. Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, takes the mic and interviews Amber on her fellowship experience. \n\nThe Startup Innovation Fellowship program is run by the National Security Innovation Network and provides military and civilian employees with 4-15 years of experience an opportunity to embed with a startup company for 6 weeks. Amber was matched with startup Decisive Point in Washington D.C., which works with other startup companies to help them get emerging technologies into the government space. Her focus area was to better understand the challenges startups face in doing business with the government. This conversation focuses on those challenges and opportunities to address them. Amber also encourages the workforce to have more experiential interactions with industry. \n\nAcronyms:\nPCO \u2013 Procurement Contracting Officer\nAFRL \u2013 Air Force Research Laboratory\nAFLCMC \u2013 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center\nEWI \u2013 Education with Industry\n \nLinks:\n1.\tAFWERX Panel Discussion: https://youtu.be/Yv0x3dwxxxA \n2.\tDefense Entrepreneurs Forum: https://defenseentrepreneurs.org/ \n3.\tProcurement Technical Assistance Program: https://www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness/PTAP/\n4. DoD Small Business Programs: https://business.defense.gov/\n5. Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer: https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/topic/current\n6. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Solicitations: https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/companies/cso-solution-brief\n7.\tFederal Business Opportunities: https://www.fbo.gov/\n\nIf you would like to share feedback on the podcast, please submit via thecontractingexperience@gmail.com.