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- [James] Today wraps
up the first government

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wide working dog conference.

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Representatives from 10
federal agencies came together,

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16 to 18 April on JBSA Lackland,

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to discuss working dog operations

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and focus on programmatic collaboration.

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Not only did they get to
meet these cute little future

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patroller detection pups, agencies had the

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opportunity to talk
through program challenges.

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- What we're trying to do is listen to the

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working dog program managers,
subject matter experts,

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listen to their common challenges

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and then see if we can help them out.

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- They consulted with each other
on best industry practices.

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- One of the things that we
struggle with as a large canine

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program is procurement of quality canines.

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There's a high supply and demand
across the world right now

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for canines that can meet
the security mission,

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and the more conversations we
can have with our partners,

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the more comfortable we could be

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that we're exploring all options.

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- And they worked with acquisition

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and contracting experts to discuss

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fiscally smart sourcing solutions.

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- We're not only looking at
the acquisition of the dog,

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we're also looking at things like

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tangible commodities like dog food and

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trailers and the vet
needs of these animals.

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So we're looking holistically
at anything that would play

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into the cost or strategic
management thereof.

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- In attendance this week,
the departments of state,

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justice, defense, and homeland security.

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- This federal government
working dog opportunity

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here is huge, not only for
this specific requirement area

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with government working dogs,
but really for the category

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management as a whole for
the federal government.

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This is really the first of what we hope

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to be many collaborative efforts.

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- For the Air Force Installation

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Admission Support Center, I'm James Truly.