Everything the job expects you to know. Written down for the first time.
Defense business development is learned one pursuit at a time and written down almost nowhere. This book covers the full lifecycle: how the money moves, how requirements get shaped, how to qualify a pursuit, how to team, and how to win before the RFP drops.
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A career inside the building, written for the people walking up to it.
Brad Brewington is a defense business development professional specializing in Space Force, Air Force, and cross-service BD strategy. As Director of Space Systems and Technology at Cypress International, he supports companies across the defense industrial base in identifying, shaping, and capturing opportunities within the U.S. defense market.
A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a plank holder in the establishment of the Space Force, he served nearly twenty-five years across satellite operations, acquisition from requirements through source selection, overseas command, CENTCOM, OSD Policy, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, a Defense Legislative Fellowship, a tour as Defense Appropriations liaison for the Secretary of the Air Force to the House and Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittees, and Deputy Director of Plans and Programs on the USSF headquarters staff.
His industry work covers the full BD lifecycle, from market assessment and competitive positioning through capture strategy and proposal support, across sectors including satellite communications, electronic warfare, C5ISR, space domain awareness, and defense S&T. He has supported engagements with all military services, the Coast Guard, SOCOM, and multiple defense agencies, working with organizations ranging from early-stage companies to major defense primes.
He is also co-founder of Federal Atlas, a federal contracting software intelligence platform focused on improving access to actionable opportunity data.