The Data & Analytics Platform Saving Taxpayers and the Department of Veterans Affairs $1.9 Billion Per Year 

Written by: James Carlin, Program Manager (Pictured) and Juania Owens, Investment Analyst Lead, with input from Rich Hilberer

When it comes to procuring products and services, every U.S. taxpayer should be interested in ensuring Federal Government Agencies get the most “bang for their buck." Last Fiscal Year, the VA saved $1.9 billion using ADDS UP as its acquisition decision-making tool. 

Dogs and Flipped Canoes

Written by: Brian Loretto, Registration Customer Service Rep (Pictured)  

If you are a fly fisherman or a conservationist, you are probably aware of a fellow named Mr. Henry David Thoreau. Or maybe, you just had to read his essays to get through Philosophy 101 in college. Mr. Thoreau once said, “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” If I remember correctly, he was speaking of commercial fishing, but with fly fishing the point remains the same if not even more true. That quote will mean something different to everyone in this sport, but to me it’s my connection with the natural world. It’s my connection to my hunter-gatherer past as well, but most importantly, it’s a connection to my memories.