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THE BOOK · RELEASED AUGUST 2026

GOVERNMENT TRACTION

How Dual-Use Companies Turn Government Interest Into Funded Transition

Government interest is cheap. Letters of support, enthusiastic program officers, and invitations to demonstrate are not money, but companies regularly report them as traction. Government Traction, released in August 2026, explains how dual-use companies turn interest into funded transition, where the common routes break, and what keeps activity from being promoted into progress.

The book is written for operators. Kedge installs and runs the same system for clients.

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THREE CORE CONCEPTS

A CONTROLLED WAY TO MAKE THE NEXT DECISION

The method connects the government action, the buying lane, and the company response so the next allocation rests on verified facts.

01

BUILD AN EXACT TRACTION RECORD

Track access, interest, selection, performance, funded transition, and capital consequence as separate states so leadership can make the next allocation from verified facts.

Diagram of the five government traction states from access through funded transition
02

CONNECT THE COMPLETE BUYING LANE

Identify the problem owner, current money, usable instrument, decision-linked evidence event, and funded-transition owner behind the next government action.

Diagram of the five-part funding lane from problem owner through transition owner
03

CREATE PREPARED SPEED

Use the pursuit gate, capture library, and response workflow to move quickly from approved company truth while preserving claim boundaries and buyer relevance.

Diagram of the six-stage Response Proof Chain from receipt through capture
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DEEPER ORIGINAL ESSAYS

START WITH THE DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU

The Book essays develop the operating frameworks with diagrams, worked examples, and source notes. The Kedge Library provides shorter direct answers.

FOR FOUNDERS AND OPERATORS

These essays address the government lane, the company allocation decision, the reusable operating system, and the first ninety days.

BUYING LANE · DEEPER BOOK ESSAY

BUILD A REAL GOVERNMENT BUYING LANE

Connect the problem owner, current money, agreement path, evidence event, and transition owner around one named decision.

READ THE BUYING-LANE ESSAY

RUNWAY ALLOCATION · DEEPER BOOK ESSAY

ALLOCATE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Compare the buyer decision with the full company burden, then use the five operating states and a written reversal fact.

READ THE PURSUIT-DECISION ESSAY

OPERATING SYSTEM · DEEPER BOOK ESSAY

BUILD A REUSABLE GOVERNMENT GROWTH SYSTEM

Connect market and buyer records, pursuit allocation, controlled company truth, response production, and result memory.

READ THE REUSABLE-SYSTEM ESSAY

90-DAY INSTALL · DEEPER BOOK ESSAY

INSTALL A WORKING GOVERNMENT GROWTH FUNCTION

Use three implementation phases, a weekly decision cadence, and a five-field day-90 allocation record.

READ THE 90-DAY INSTALL ESSAY

FOR INVESTORS AND BOARDS

These essays make buyer authority and claim-level evidence visible before government activity enters a capital decision.

BUYER MAP · DEEPER BOOK ESSAY

MAP THE FIVE DECISION OWNERS

Assign each decision function, verify the handoffs, and record the next action required to move the buyer chain.

READ THE BUYER-MAP ESSAY

EVIDENCE CONTROL · DEEPER BOOK ESSAY

BUILD DECISION-READY EVIDENCE FOR GOVERNMENT BUYERS

Use the E0 through E4 ladder and six-field claim record to match proof to the government decision.

READ THE EVIDENCE-CONTROL ESSAY

Need the concise diligence version? The Library turns the method into a twelve-question government pipeline review.

READ THE INVESTOR ANSWER

READ THE METHOD. INSTALL IT WITH KEDGE

Government Traction gives leaders the operating logic. Kedge installs and runs the system inside the company.

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