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Department of Defense Announces Winners of the Fiscal Year 19 Nunn-Perry Award, Recognizing Excellence in the DOD Mentor Protégé Program

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced the fiscal year 2019 Nunn-Perry Awards winners today, recognizing excellence in the DOD Mentor Protégé Program. DOD Mentor Protégé Program participants deliver capabilities across major defense programs in support of the warfighter. Recipients of the Nunn-Perry Award excel in protégé growth and development. The DOD Mentor Protégé Program was established Nov. 5, 1990, in response to concerns raised by DOD prime contractors regarding their inability to meet Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) subcontracting goals. At the time, many SDBs lacked the technical capabilities to meet DOD subcontract requirements. Mr. Shannon Jackson, Deputy Director of the Of...