By: Harlan Wax, HYOD Enterprises
The other day I was having a conversation with a cohort on (yes I am certain you are surprised) the current administration and its attempts to effect its promises. This individual had heard me use on a number of occasions one of my favorite sayings, "nothing is impossible for those who don't have to do it" and threw it back at me as I relayed my concerns.
I reminded my friend that like most adages it needs to be applied properly and this is not one of those cases. This isn't someone having foisted upon the President the promise of reform, this is not someone dictating to the administration that economic recovery is a must, this is not some manager providing a deadline - this is the newly elected President living up to campaign promises which were based on his, and his advisor's, critical assessment of the way forward for this country and its citizens. These were promises made by the candidate which served as the foundation for his election and the blueprint for his administration.
A recent report indicates that stimulus spending in our industry would be generously labeled as wobbly. If one of my children came home with this kind of report card there would be a significant discussion and it would be directed to: 1) priorities; 2) effort; and 3) accountability. This administration needs to spend less time rethinking the issues and start delivering; it would be a significant disappointment if come the next State of the Union the President points back to the predecessor yet again and doesn't accept responsibility for the success or failure. There are so many fronts for change which are being touted and so many distractions on the surface; let's just put those aside and get to work. Wasn't this the man who had his shirt sleeves rolled up most of the time?
Why is over 75% of the funds being issued to large businesses (sounds familiar) why not establish higher percentage small business utilization goals which are contract specific? Why not limit competition to small businesses? Why not fund more Mentor-Protege participation in these programs. This is standard off the shelf procurement and doesn't require legislation, just a memorandum directing the use of existing government programs to provide a stimulus to small businesses in the United States. I thought that was the plan.
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