Nic Adams joins the show to talk defense, Capitol Hill, drones, and preparing for future conflicts.

(0:00) Intro

(1:20) Nic's background - Army Intel, JSOC, Capitol Hill

(5:37) The NDAA

(9:28) Getting $$ for Defense Tech

(12:19) Steve's favorite brand, Alo *not sponsored*

(13:50) NDAA and Approps

(21:40) Leaving the Hill

(23:11) Steve is training for the World Championship

(26:37) What does Washington Office do?

(29:03) Dual Use & The Defense Industrial Base

(36:50) Castelion

(46:11) Office of Strategic Capital

(48:11) The Chinese Drone Threat

(55:25) Lily Drone Fraud

(58:27) Juicero Exposed

(1:00:32) Catching Up in Drone Tech

(1:03:00) Goal of Lobbying Firms & Business Model

(1:09:45) Government Work to Private Sector

(1:11:11) Why Government People Can't Go On Podcasts

(1:12:48) OSC Loan Guarantees

(1:14:48) Palantir

(1:18:44) Outro

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Follow Nic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-adams208/Washington Office: https://www.yourwashingtonoffice.com/Nic Adams is a Partner at Washington Office, a strategy firm for frontier tech companies. Nic most recently served as Professional Staff Member on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. His issue portfolio included defense, intelligence, foreign affairs, energy, science, space, and technology for numerous different members of Congress.

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