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The Contracting Experience - Episode 30: Education with Industry: Venture Investing

Published: June 23, 2021, 4:21 p.m.

This episode of The Contracting Experience podcast features Capt. John Diekel, an Air Force active duty contracting officer currently assigned to Data Collective Venture Capital (DCVC) & Gothams as an Air Force Institute of Technology Education With Industry Fellow. At DCVC, Diekel executes due diligence of startups with dual-use technologies vying for venture capital funding. Simultaneously, Diekel helps startups with dual-use technologies navigate the Department of Defense acquisition landscape in hopes of winning contracts as Gothams' contracting subject matter expert. In this episode, Diekel shares his experience in the EWI program and how he will apply what he\u2019s learned to bolster Air Force missions and U.S. national security. \n\nAcronyms:\nAFIT \u2013 Air Force Institute of Technology\nEWI \u2013 Education with Industry\nDCVC \u2013 Data Collective Venture Capital\nDUNS \u2013 Data Universal Numbering System\nCAGE \u2013 Commercial and Government Entity Code\nKO \u2013 Contracting Officer\nFBO \u2013 Federal Business Opportunity\n\nIf you would like to share feedback on the podcast, please submit via thecontractingexperience@gmail.com.