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Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!All about MURDER FLORIDA STYLE by Robert KnauerWhy is Florida a scary place to live? It's not because there are so many elderly in Florida, but because you never know when your last moment on earth will be living in Florida. For those that venture to live in Over 55 communities it can be a challenge, but it can also lead to the end of life-by murder. Who's doing the killings? You have to read this short 150 page book to find out, and then and only then you will learn why you never want to live on a golf-course in Florida. Get your Kindle, Audible or Paperback...
2025-09-2600 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!ALL ABOUT THE BOOK "LIFE WITH MISTER WIGGLES"This is a story about the love, life and death of a beloved family pet named “Wiggles” that brought joy to his adopted family and all he came in contact with. Children and Adults alike will learn about some of the funny experiences Mister Wiggles had living and moving around with his military family, and playing with his best friends “Angel” and “Yo-Yo” and the love that all pet owners have for their family dog. Children will learn about the natural beauty and sadness of death, and appreciate the love a dog brings to families, even in death. Here is wh...
2025-09-2600 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!CHAOS ON A CARGO SHIP by Robert Knauer @AmazonA young navy lieutenant reports aboard his new navy cargo ship only to find he made a huge mistake asking to go there and by thinking it would be GREAT for his career. It turns out to be anything but, the ship is in chaos from the skipper down to the lowest seaman. There is animosity among all shipboard departments and divisions and the ship's skipper and XO make life a living hell for everyone, especially those assigned to the supply department. The daily stress for the supply officers is unbearable, and stress gives with to games, drinking, and...
2025-09-2500 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!All about the novel BURN BITCH BURN by Robert KnauerThe true to life story of a young naval officer's love and loss to infidelity during his final deployment to the Mediterranean the aftermath that followed. What could have been spent as a "life in state prison" instead set this young officer on road to redemption, love and growth that enabled him to aspire to greater things in life. Yes, raw emotions and bad thinking almost led to the murder of several people and would have landed this author in prison for life, but somehow God intervened and changed the course of my life for good. The story looks...
2025-09-2500 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!All about the new romance novel "ROMANCING ST. MARYS"Romancing St. Marys is a captivating romance novel that follows the journey of a young naval officer Lieutenant Robert Cantley. He ends up relocating to the charming coastal town of St. Marys, Georgia, after a heart-wrenching divorce and falling in love with a recent high school graduate, Julie Cooperman, Prior to moving to St. Marys, he has multiple affairs with women in his hometown of Orlando until he is ultimately transferred to a job posting in St. Marys at the Naval Submarine Support Base. He embarks on a quest to rediscover his passion for life, romance and love. Amidst...
2025-09-2500 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!New Romance Novel by Robert Knauer entitled "ROMANCING ST. MARYS" EXPLICIT....Romancing St. Marys is a captivating romance novel that follows the journey of a young naval officer named Lieutenant Robert Cantley. He ends up relocating to the charming coastal town of St. Marys, Georgia, after a heart-wrenching divorce and falling in love with Julie Cooperman, Prior to moving to St. Marys, he has multiple affairs with women in his hometown of Orlando until he is ultimately transferred to a job posting in St. Marys at the Naval Submarine Support Base. In this picturesque setting, he embarks on a quest to rediscover his passion for life, romance and love...
2025-09-2500 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!New Romance Novel by Robert Knauer entitled "ROMANCING ST. MARYS"Romancing St. Marys is a captivating romance novel that follows the journey of a young naval officer named Lieutenant Robert Cantley. He ends up relocating to the charming coastal town of St. Marys, Georgia, after a heart-wrenching divorce and falling in love with Julie Cooperman, Prior to moving to St. Marys, he has multiple affairs with women in his hometown of Orlando until he is ultimately transferred to a job posting in St. Marys at the Naval Submarine Support Base. In this picturesque setting, he embarks on a quest to rediscover his passion for life, romance and love. Amidst...
2025-09-2500 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!All about LOVE NOT FORGOTTEN: a short novel by Robert KnauerAuthor Robert Knauer just released his newest romance novel entitled LOVE NOT FORGOTTEN about a rekindled romance between a former high school love interest and this navy jet pilot that after six years has never gotten over the his breakup at the end of high school with Paula his one and only true love. Find out what happens, the ups and downs of marriage and navy life in this heart warming navy adventure between Lieutenant Bob Cantley and Paula Caldwell.
2025-09-2500 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!AMERICA CHARLIE KIRK AND DONALD TRUMP: WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATEROBERT KNAUER PROVIDES COMMENTARY ON AMERICA TODAY, CHARLIE KIRK (AND OTHERS) AND DONALD TRUMP AND WHAT AMERICANS MUST DO TO SAVE THEIR COUNTRY.
2025-09-1611 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!AUTHOR ROBERT KNAUER'S SYNOPSIS OF HIS BOOK "MURDER FLORIDA STYLE"ROBERT KNAUER HAS NINE NOVELS UNDER HIS BELT, THIS GIVES A SHORT TWO MINUTE SYNOPSIS OF HIS MURDER NOVEL ENTITLED, "MURDER FLORIDA STYLE" AND GIVES READERS AN IDEA OF WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT, WHY THE KILLER DOES WHAT HE DOES, AND TALK ABOUT A MURDER SPREE IN AN OVER 55 COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA.
2025-06-0302 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Collapse of the US Dollar and the American Economy (BEWARE IT IS COMING)Robert Knauer, economist and government professor talks about why not only is the US economy going to collapse but so too--the entire US economy and all because of one person: Donald Trump which the MAGAs and Republicans elected to office.Without any understanding of business, economics, industry and lacking basiic common sense this one man has done more to destroy America and our Allies that anyone in history.
2025-04-2205 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHAT I DID AT LABOR AND WHAT I WOULD DO TO MUSK AND TRUMPFORMER HIGH LEVEL GOVT. EMPLOYEE ROBERT KNAUER TELLS WHAT HE DID TO THE ASSISTANT SEC. OF LABOR AND WHAT HE'D DO TO ELON MUSK AND DONALD TRUMP IF HE WAS STILL WORKING. IT'S FUNNY BUT VERY TRUE. THE STORY IS ALSO TRUE.
2025-02-2509 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE SHIT SHOW GETS WORSE AND IT WILL IMPACT EACH OF YOUPODCASTER, CEO, RETIRED FED, AND FORMER NAVAL OFFICER, ROBERT KNAUER, EXPLAINS WHY AND HOW THE THINGS DONALD TRUMP ARE DOING ARE GOING TO IMPACT EACH AND EVERY AMERICAN AND HELP TO DESTROY AMERICA. WHY? PUTIN AND PROJECT 2025. YES THERE REALLY IS A KABAL AND TRUMP IS PURPOSELY LEADING US DOWN THE PATH OF CHAOS AND UTTER DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA.
2025-02-0320 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE OBFUSCATION DISPLAYED BY DONALD TRUMP AND SO MUCH MOREPODCASTER ROBERT KNAUER EXPLAINS WHY DONALD TRUMP SAYS SO MANY INANE THINGS AND WHY IT IS OBFUSCATION. HE TELLS YOU THE STRAIGHT TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HE AND THE GOP PLAN TO DO WITH PROJECT 2025 INITIATIVES AND HOW SIMILAR IT IS TO WHAT NAZI GERMANY DID IN WWII TO THE JEWS. IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING RICH AND RICHER. THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL BE BETTER OF ARE THE WEALTHIEST OF AMERICANS.
2025-01-0812 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!TRUMP V. HARRIS (THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO) AND WHETHER DEMOCRACY WILL SURVIVEFORMER NAVAL OFFICER, FED AND CEO, ROBERT KNAUER, EXPLAINS THE MAIN AND KEY DIFFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.
2024-09-2604 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Contracting in The Villages for SERVICES & Why I use CPM PlumbingRobert Knauer talks about the reasons behind the need to obtain multiple quotes, finding a good contractor and what you should do to protect yourself. He also recommends CPM Plumbing for all your plumbing needs because they are reliable, ethical, honest and do a great job each and every time.
2024-05-0212 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!FLORIDA HOAs (WHY DO THEY COST SO DAMN MUCH?)Robert Knauer explains some of the minute cost differences and drivers of HOA costs and maybe what people should be looking for, if they can find it. HOAs are not all glitz and glamor and some are financial nightmares.
2024-02-1211 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!AMERICA NEEDS GUN CONTROL AND TO BAN ASSAULT RIFLESGUN ENTHUSIAST AND CONCEALED CARRIER HOLDER ROBERT KNAUER EXPLAINS WHY WE NEED GUN CONTROL AND A BAN ON ASSAULT STYLE WEAPONS, AND ALSO EXPLAINS WHY UNDER CURRENT LAW IT IS SO DIFFICULT, IF NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE OR TAKE AWAY GUNS FROM MENTALLY DISTURBED AMERICANS.
2023-10-2710 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE FBI INFORMANT AND BLOWING THE WHISTLEPodcaster Robert Knauer tells listeners about a real life government contract fraud case that all started with a contract whistleblower while naked in the shower at Bally's Holiday Health Spa in Virginia Beach, VA in 1989. The incident evolved into one of the largest Dept. of Justice fraud cases ever tried in the state of Virginia at the time. It involved NIS (now NCIS), DCIS, CID, OSI and the FBI. Agents of the NCIS, John Lambert and Charlie Jones friends of Robert Knauer helped him present the case to the FBI.
2023-10-2415 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!AIRBNBs IN THE VILLAGES GONE WILDVILLAGER AND PODCASTER ROBERT KNAUER GIVES A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO HOW BAD THE AIR B-N-B SITUATION IS IN NOT ONLY FLORIDA, BUT ESPECIALLY IN "THE VILLAGES" WITH VILLAS, PATIO HOMES ETC...AND WHY YOU (THE NEIGHBOR OR PURCHASER) MAY HAVE NO PERMANENT NEIGHBORS NEXT TO YOU OR IN YOUR ENTIRE VILLA VILLAGE. LISTEN AND LEARN.
2023-09-1506 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!TOO MANY GUNS--TOO MANY MASS SHOOTINGSFormer gun enthusiast and gun owner Robert Knauer explains his views on gun ownership in America. Should you believe as I do, please call your Senator or Congress person at 202-225-3121 and let them know gun violence must be stopped and some guns regulated and to stop making guns, especially assault rifles so readily available in America. THE KILLINGS MUST STOP.
2023-09-1108 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!FLORIDA INSURANCE CRISIS GROWS EVEN WORSE LIFETIME RESIDENT ROBERT KNAUER EXPLAINS THE BASIC MECHANICS OF WHY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA IS IN CRISIS AND YOU CANNOT EASILY OBTAIN PROPERTY INSURANCE (THUS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT COME TO FLORIDA) YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A MORTGAGE IN FLORIDA. **IF YOU LIKE MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND HIT THE LIKE BUTTON.
2023-09-0616 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Things in Florida are getting WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSEWith the recent hurricane hit and two more on the way, Robert Knauer Unfiltered, tells you what you can expect if living here or moving to Florida with property insurance, taxes, car insurance, schools and more....Why YOU should not move to Florida ever.
2023-09-0112 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHAT'S WRONG WITH FLORIDA-TRUMP-DESANTIS-GOP LEGISLATURE WTF OVER?lifelong resident of Florida, naval officer, CEO, FED and novelist Robert Knauer just scratching my head daily over issues dealing with DeSantis, Trump, Florida, The Villages, and people who think they are smart, talk a good talk (BS) without ever first FACT CHECKING what they read, hear or say. 90% of the time what people tell you is pure bullshit because they never ever FACT CHECK things.
2023-08-2314 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE ETHICS OF ESPIONAGE AND DONALD TRUMPProfessor of Contracting and Ethics, Robert Knauer, discusses the three main reasons government officials and people who work for our government commit ESPIONAGE and even TREASON against the USA. Listen and learn.
2023-08-2011 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE NAVY'S LARGEST FRAUD SCANDAL IN HISTORY -- THE FAT LEONARD STORYPodcaster Robert Knauer, discusses the FAT LEONARD NAVY SCANDAL in detail and tries to impart what happened, why it happened, and what still needs to be done to bring so many naval officers to justice. Listen in and hit the LIKE button and PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to ROBERTKNAUERUNFILTERED @YouTube.
2023-08-1141 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Why having a Code of Ethics and Perosonal Integrity Matters so muchPodcaster Robert Knauer explains why have ethical standards (a code of conduct) and high personal integrity matter in society, and in all things we do in life. Not having a morale compass leave YOU and or YOUR children vulnerable to a bad future. LISTEN AND LEARN. Robert Knauer was a professor of ethics and government contracting.
2023-08-0812 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHY IS MEDICAL CARE SO FUCKED UP?Robert Knauer explains a little about why Florida's medical care in hospitals and with doctors is becoming a total FUBAR issue in Florida, especially in and around the Villages, Florida with chains like HCA, Uof F, Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo buying up hospitals. IT IS NOT FOR BETTER MEDICAL CARE. SO DON'T BE FOOLED.
2023-08-0807 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!CORPORATE BUSINESS GREED IS IT ETHICAL?Businessman and podcaster Robert Knauer presents his issues with corporate and business greed as it is today before and since the Pandemic and why such greed is harming all of America. You can do something about it. Stop shopping where you find businesses too greedy through their profiteering off the backs of hardworking Americans. WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMEN ABOUT IT.
2023-08-0728 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!YOU VIOLATED THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT (FCA)-- NOW WHAT?Podcaster Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO gives detailed insight into a contracting case brought against a young married couple under the "Federal False Claims Act" or FCA as it is known in federal circles. The case was improperly brought against the couple by Army Criminal Investigators (ARMY CID), but there wasn't sufficient evidence proceed with the case (after three years in court) and the case was dismissed by federal judge Terrance Boyle. Although the case was finally dismissed, the story points out significant time, legal expense and emotional heartache caused simply because one person did the RIGHT THING while the...
2023-07-2828 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!YOU VIOLATED THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT (FCA) NOW WHAT?Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO gives detailed background and insight into a contracting case that was brought against a young married couple under the "Federal False Claims Act" or FCA as it is known in federal circles. The case was brought against the couple by Army Criminal Investigators (ARMY CID), but there wasn't sufficient evidence proceed with the case (after three full years in federal court) and much legal expense, the case was dismissed by federal judge Terrance Boyle. Although dismissed, the story points out significant time, legal expense and emotional heartache and trauma caused simply because one person did...
2023-07-2820 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHY JOE BIDEN'S SON NEEDS TO GO TO PRISON (A DEMOCRATS PROSPECTIVE)FORMER FED, NAVAL OFFICER AND NOVELIST ROBERT KNAUER (A DEMOCRAT) PROVIDES HIS OWN PROSPECTIVE ON WHY JUSTICE IS NOT FAIR AND WHY JOE BIDEN'S SON PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYONE RIGHT NOW SHOULD BE SENT TO PRISON FOR HIS CRIMES.
2023-07-2708 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!HOW AMERICA'S FORTUNE 1000 F%&@Ks EVERY AMERICANPodcaster ROBERT KNAUER explains what WE all know...we are being fucked by our own American Corporations on the basis of GREED and neither they nor Congress cares, but it is harming all Americans, middle-class and the poor (fuck rich) and you need to tell your member of Congress you are tired of the shit and want them to do something about this overcharging on goods.
2023-07-2612 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE CURRENT STATE OF FLORIDA AND HOW THINGS HAVE GONE FROM BAD TO WORSEFLORIDIAN, Villager and Podcaster Robert Knauer talks about The Villages, new rules, the condition of Florida and how Gov. DeSantis has literally screwed up Florida so badly along with his legislature that he will probably do the same to the USA if elected President. GOD NO!!
2023-07-2520 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE VILLAGES RULES & REGULATIONSVillager, Robert Knauer, talks about the Villages CDD rules and regulations that YOU must know to keep out of trouble and do things correctly. Live and learn, but just don't be stupid. A good motto to live by in the Villages
2023-06-0108 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHY RON DESANCTIMONIOUS SHOULD NEVER BECOME PRESIDENTFLORIDIAN Robert Knauer, once a Republican and now a DEM lays out the cold hard facts about why DESANTIS should never become President. What has he done? Nothing. What has he done during his time in Florida? Nothing. What is he? A devote Racist and clone of Trump.
2023-05-2508 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE VILLAGES PART 6 - THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW AND CONSIDER BEFORE MOVING TO FLORIDAIn this episode of ROBERT KNAUER UNFILTERED, discussion will be on the chief complaints VILLAGERS have and things that many prospective Villagers have not considered (taken into account before moving). Yet, there are many positive things about living in the villages, as well as, living outside The Villages. Before you decide if THE VILLAGES is right for you, you need to consider all aspects of what not just The Villages is about--but FLORIDA in general.
2023-05-0131 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE VILLAGES PART 1 & Why The Homes are so WonderfulVillager and Podcaster Robert Knauer of ROBERT KNAUER UNFILTERED tells background info about the Villages, it building processes and why YOU can expect if you buy into the Villages over a DR HORTON or LENNAR home.
2023-04-1127 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!1983 MY NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER KILLED A POD OF SPERM WHALESLIEUTENANT KNAUER RECOUNTS HOW HIS SKIPPER ABOARD THE USS SAN JOSE AFS-7 SHOT AND KILLED AND ENTIRE POD OF SPERM WHALES (ENDANGERED SPECIES) UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES AT ALONG WITH HIS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OPS OFFICER AND EVEN A NAVY CHAPLAIN. YES...ALL TRUE. I WAS THERE AND I BLEW THE WHISTLE ON THE NAVY WITH THIS INCIDENT WITH SENATOR WILLIAM PROXMIRE, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND JACK ANDERSON (FAMOUS MUCK RAKING REPORTER).
2023-04-0328 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHY I BLEW THE WHISTLE ON THE U.S. NAVYIn this episode Podcaster and former Navy Lieutenant Robert Knauer describes how and why he personally blew the whistle on his former commanding officer, his XO and OPS officer for Killing Endangered Sperm Whales, abusing crew and depriving them of their civil rights, destruction of government property and hazarding his naval vessel by running over a Korean Fishing Fleet (a violation of international rules of the road)--a court-martial offense. Going Public and blowing the whistle on the NAVY requires great courage and integrity. You will get the sense of what is required once you listen to this podcast.
2023-04-0328 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!MOSQUITOES GATORS AND THE VILLAGESPODCASTER ROBERT KNAUER describes the issues with the current lack of water in the retention ponds (LAKES AS VILLAGES CALL THEM), the horrible and ever growing mosquito population in THE VILLAGES, and the reason gators are roaming THE VILLAGES at night now.
2023-03-2913 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!HOA'S IN FLORIDA AND WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN ONEThis episode of ROBERT KNAUER UNFILTERED is about HOAs in Florida and why they are generally bad and can put your family at risk as well as destroy your sanity. HOAs have become worse and worse over the years and new development tend to be worse than older HOAs. The new Florida HOA Act and Florida Condo Act have made being an HOA member much more expensive and bad for you.
2023-03-2020 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE VILLAGES PART 2 & WHY MOVE TO THE VILLAGESROBERT KNAUER, a homeowner since 2007 in THE VILLAGES, FL talks about the area, the people, clubs, golf carts, CDDs, things to do, Wackadoodles and a whole bunch more for those considering moving to THE VILLAGES. The roads outside the villages are congested, and in horrible shape, there are hidden taxes galore, so what is the draw? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO MOVE HERE AS IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
2023-02-1422 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHY MOVE TO THE VILLAGES IN FLORIDA PART 1ROBERT KNAUER, a homeowner since 2007 in THE VILLAGES, FL talks about the area, the homes, the building process, the developer and all the new processes taking place throughout Marion, Lake and Sumter counties that is going to move the villages in the next ten years to an area with over 500,000 thousand new villagers, but...he asks the question: WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO MOVE HERE AS IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
2023-02-0730 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!GREED OF AMERICAN GROCERY CHAINSROBERT KNAUER EXPLORES THE GREED OF AMERICAN GROCERY STORES SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND AFTER AND HOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY EVERY GROCERY CHAIN FROM PUBLIX TO SAFEWAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GERMAN OWNED AND MANAGED "ALID'S) HAS NO INTEREST IN HOLDING PRICES DOWN AND KEEPING PROFITS AT A REASONABLE LEVEL. ALDI'S IS THE ONLY ONE. WHY?
2023-01-2615 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!COLLAPSE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR AND THE CAUSE Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO former professor and senior govt. official explains the ins and outs of our U.S. debt crisis, how it starts, by whom, and how it got this bad as well as what the end ramifications will be if we don't curtail federal spending and get our house in order and take care of AMERICA first. Our debt will cause the collapse of America as we know it and give rise to CHINA taking over world financial domination.
2023-01-2024 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE DEBT CEILING DEBACLE AND HOW THE REPUBLICANS WILL DESTROY AMERICAEconomics and contracts professor ROBERT KNAUER explains in a personal phone call how the GOP will single handedly destroy the American economy, our currency and our ability to interact with all other nations that use the US Dollar by their failure to pass the debt ceiling.
2023-01-2006 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHY LESS IS MORE AND HOW HAVING LESS CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFEPodcaster ROBERT KNAUER explains what an old navy captain once told him that "less is more" meaning the less possessions you have the less your life will be burdened, stressed out and financially depleted. Based on this advice, my wife and I finally acted on it and are now happier having less burdens. We are FREE.
2022-12-0810 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Why YOU should always have an attorney present during questioning (JIM'S CASE)Professor, podcaster, contracting officer, novelist and ethics SME Robert Knauer gives his personal spin on why no one should ever speak to law enforcement, federal agents or otherwise, without first having their own attorney present and at their side during any form of questioning. The case of David Safavian of OFPP and JIm of NIH and the U.S. Public Health Service is discussed and how it relates to 18 USC 1001 and why federal prosecutors simply cannot be trusted.
2022-12-0649 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!The Pole Dancer (Stripper) that wanted to become a Federal Contracting SpecialistPodcaster Robert Knauer talks about how he mentored a female stripper (pole dancer) who worked at a strip club near the MCAS Cherry Point Marine Corps base on leaving stripping to become a federal contracting officer. THIS IS ALL TRUE and one of the more interesting mentoring efforts I ever encountered in my 30 plus years of government work.
2022-11-2720 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!The Pole Dancer that wanted to become a Federal Contracting SpecialistPodcaster Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO, details the TRUE STORY about how he mentored and coached a nude stripper and pole dancer near Marine Corps base Cherry Point NC on how to apply for and what she had to do to become a federal contracting specialist in order to have a chance at a better life for her and her daughter. THIS IS TRUE AND GUT WRENCHING.
2022-11-2720 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Being GRATEFUL and Why you should bePodcaster Robert Knauer describes his intimate details of his life and why he is so GRATEFUL for all that he is, has achieved and where he is in life for all that he has been through as a young man, teenager, college student, trainee, naval officer, senior government contracting official, owner and CEO of a DC Consulting firm and now in retirement.
2022-11-2521 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!CONTRACTING WITH TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING (THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS)Professor of Contracts Robert Knauer CPPO CPCM talks about the Two-Step Sealed Bidding process using both FAR Parts 14 and 15 and how doing so using two-step sealed bidding in many cases gets the same outcomes as using only Part 15 and does so in much less time with much less effort. The best thing about using Two-Step Sealed bidding is there are literally NO PROTESTS.
2022-11-2308 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Did I want to possess classified docuements? Hell no, but Donald Trump didPodcaster, Robert Knauer, former Navy Supply Corps Lieutenant, Navy Supply Management Analyst explains how he was ordered by then Navy Supply Corps Commanding Officer Admiral Ebert and his XO then Captain Tully to deliberately possess and hold Top Secret documents knowing it was wrong, how he told his higher ups I didn't want to do it, and felt despair as to what to do without pissing off the commanding officer of NSC Norfolk. The case points to the recent issue of DONALD TRUMP knowingly possessing highly classified documents with intent to distribute and possibly sell said documents for foreign...
2022-09-2807 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Naked in the Shower with a criminal and the FBIIn this episode on government contracting, I recount one of the more unusual situations I ever encountered in my government contracting career after leaving the Navy. It involves SMA Corporation's fraud, their CEO, COO and Chief Admin. Officer (John), and myself naked in the Bally Health Spa with yes you got it: JOHN! There is a moral to this short 25 minute story at the end that you should all pay close attention to as it might just keep YOU out of federal prison. There are very close similarities to Donald Trump's legal woes, and members of the January 6th...
2022-09-2726 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!USS JFK & the case of the missing Seiko watchesPodcaster Robert Knauer, then Lt.(jg) Knauer, relays his time aboard the carrier Kennedy as disbursing and sales officer, and how Bazar Sales Inc, was the culprit behind over 400 Seiko watches coming up missing from inventory when the manufacturer shipped them to the JFK, and also how NIS was involved. A True Story.
2022-09-2608 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND IN WASHINGTON DCPodcaster Robert Knauer discusses advice given him prior to his departure from DCMA for Washington DC to be "careful" in what he said to people. A preacher told me, "Bob whatever you say in DC will be overheard by someone and they will tell on you." Well...that all turned out to be true in my story about the Assistant Secretary of Finance and Admin at DOl when I referred to him as a little Hitler during a conference I attended. Word got back to Mary Peters (then SEC. of Transportion for DOT), and so yes, the story the...
2022-09-2609 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON THE NAVY WITH THE FAMOUS JACK ANDERSON In this episode about the Navy I discuss how tried to go through channels, became frustrated at the Navy brass stonewalling me, lying and finally forced me to go to Jack Anderson (famous muckracker in DC), and Jack Dorsey of the Norfolk Ledger Star and finally to Senator Bill Proxmire (Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee) to get some relief and satisfaction. THIS IS A TRUE STORY
2022-09-1723 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE NAVY BURIAL AT SEA & SINKING A CASKET BY GUNFIREIn a true to life horror story, Lt. Knauer recounts in 1976 during a special burial at sea detail that the MARDET (Marine Corps Detachment) was ordered to "open fire" with rounds to sink the wooden casket that was slowly sailing away from the ship because the holds to sink it had not been done properly and the weights were not properly installed to have the casket sink on que. That situation is what caused the MARDET CO to call on his men to open fire and sink the casket....all while the wife of the deceased watched in horror...
2022-09-1707 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!BEING INJURED & WHY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CAN'T SUE THE GOVERNMENTIn this episode of Robert Knauer describes a real life situation that was life-threatening and occurred at the Washington DC's Bureau of Engraving and Printing office in 2003, a situation where a rogue and undisciplined BEP police officer while not properly exercising due care and diligence nearly cost Robert Knauer his life because the "cop" was horsing around while on duty. THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
2022-09-1712 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!ABOUT THE NOVEL "MURDER ON STEEL BEACH: A NAVY STORY"AUTHOR ROBERT KNAUER explains how the development of his novel MURDER ON STEEL BEACH came to be, and how much of it is based on true to life events. The main difference he points out is the novel is a fictional account of a fictional ship and navy captain who gets murdered. The question is who did it and what the outcome is which only the reader can discern by reading the entire novel. @Amazon books and also at AUDIBLE.
2022-09-1710 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Get that 2 Degree list off of my ship and do it now God D___mn it!In 1983 upon reporting to my cargo ship in Subic Bay, the Phillipines, I loaded the ship out with hundreds of thousands of pounds of fresh, frozen foods and vegetables along with consumable supplies and repair parts and when we finished the load out we discovered we had a 2-degree list on the ship. Normally one goes to the engineering officer to remove the list by simply shifting ballast. That did not happen because the skipper, Melvin D. Munsinger, gave explicit order for the chief engineer to NOT shift any ballast. The entire event was a "set up" from the...
2022-09-1706 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!2024 A TIME OF RECKONING FOR AMERICA- WHAT WILL YOU DO?Podcaster, Robert Knauer, takes aim at what will happen if Donald Trump gets re-elected, what will happen to America and our government. He does this through talking about an article from "THE ATLANTIC" entitled "Trump’s Second Term Would Look Like This: The former president and his allies have explained their plans quite clearly" written by Jonathan Rauch. So impressed by article and how it makes all the pieces to the Trump Puzzle fit, I could not resist spilling these beans. Yes we all should be very worried for the future of our great nation.
2022-09-0522 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!SHOULD AMERICA BE WORRIED ABOUT 2024? STORY ABOUT A GUY NAMED "RICK"Robert Knauer who is a former Republican, now Democrat and retired naval officer, federal contracting officer and CEO of a DC consulting firm discusses a recent meeting with a Trumper (Trump supporter) during a meeting to sell him a TREK bike. What took place was not only interesting, but exceedingly scary and saddening about the state of our nation, our adult lack of facts and intelligence and use of fake and misleading news......thus the result of the Attack on our Capitol on JAN 6. Listen to this real life discussion to determine the mind of a real Trump supporter...
2022-06-2717 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WHAT THE F_@#%&%$# IS WRONG WITH AMERICA? Robert Knauer discusses his views on America today, where it is headed, and what is needed to stop the slide. From Assault Weapons (guns), broken supply chains, jobs outsourced to China and the Asian basin are but a few of the factors that is making AMERICA the laughing stock of the world for just plain stupidity where our CONGRESS is to blame
2022-06-1010 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!HUMPTY DUMPTY & THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS OF NAPLES ITPodcaster Robert Knauer tells about his time in the U.S. Navy finding out about Humpty Dumpty and the Camp Fire Girls of Naples, Italy from his friend and mentor, Silvio Polidoro and his son Ernesto, while he was a young naval officer serving in the Mediiterranean and parts of Italy. Humpty Dumpty actually did sit on a wall, and Humpty Dumpty did have a very great fall.
2022-05-2308 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!How I terminated a Government contractor for Default (discrimination)Professor Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO discusses the real life situation where he personally terminated a DC federal IT contractor for DEFAULT (due to discrimination against females) on a DOT contract he was in charge of .....and how the CEO and COO reacted when he notified them in person of the need to change their behavior in less than 10days. YES YOU REALLY CAN TERMINATE A CONTRACT FOR DEFAULT
2022-05-2218 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (The Case of the Contracting Officer and his girlfriend)Professor Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO tell a real life story about how a Navy Contracting Officer was terminated from federal service after routinely divulging many confidential contract secrets to his girlfriend (the enemy)..who worked for a competing government contractor. He was fired but nothing happened to her. Life and government contracting have rules to live by....he failed.
2022-05-2212 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!DCMA's Can't Remember Shit program or (Contract Reconciliation System) FiascoPodcaster Robert Knauer talks about the time in the late 1990s at the Defense Contract Management Agency how an automated Contract Reconciliation System program was rammed down their throats without any Beta Testing. It did not work and thousands of man-hours were wasted/lost and millions of dollars pissed down the drain, that is....until Mr. Knauer stood up at a CRS conference and informed the nice people from headquarters that "We don't call it CRS--We call it the CAN'T REMEMBER SHIT PROGRAM" because it is a POS!
2022-05-2216 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!NAVY WHISTLEBLOWER--BECOMING A SHELLBACK--AND THE INVESTIGATIONNavy Lieutenant Robert Knauer describes his experience as a true to life Navy Whistleblower prior to the TAILHOOK AFFAIR with Paula Kauflan. He blew the whistle on a corrupt and vile ships commanding officer who assisted in the Killing of Whales (endangered species), purposely colliding with a Korean trawler fishing fleet that killed several Korean fishermen, and by purposely holding a totally illegal and unsanctioned Shellback /WOG day initiation against CNO policy resulting in sailors being chained and locked up in cargo holds without food, water or sanitation for 24 hours. Listen to this story, and realize that corruption is...
2022-05-0726 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!WIFE SWAPPING NAVY STYLE (LIFESPRING) & THE CO HAS A NEW CARLieutenant Knauer talks about his time at the Combat Systems Technical Schools Command (CSTSC) Mare Island, Vallejo, CA as a staff officer, the Supply Corps Ball, Wife Swapping CA style (with LIFE-SPRING), making the Navy like one's own home, and why the commanding officer loved me for getting him a CO Car that nobody else was able to obtain for him, and finally the day he thought he'd be golfing with the CNO of the U.S. Navy--joke was on me.
2022-05-0627 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!DON'T MESS WITH SUBORDINATES BECAUSE THEY WILL PAY YOU BACKIn this episode I explain a true story about how I along with another navy officer paid back our EXECUTIVE OFFICER or XO, for being an asshole 24/7 onboard our ship. This is a great didactic story for all senior officers, in fact, all officers and enlisted to learn from...simply BE NICE to your subordinates because if you are mean or ruthless thinking YOU have the upper hand. Life will hurt you in many ways for your evil. The old adage of "PAYBACKS ARE HELL" is alive and well in the TRUE STORY of Navy life at sea.
2022-05-0518 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT- GOING UNDERCOVER TO RELIEVE ANOTHER OFFICER FOR CAUSEIn this episode Lt. Knauer tells a true story of how he was plucked out of Navy Supply Corps School by Admiral Ryan of NEXCOM (then NAVRESSO) and ordered to go in under cover to get the goods on another Navy Supply Officer, (reporting to the CO of NAS Willow Grove first), and then on the fateful appointed day relieving Lt. Robert Bump for Cause. Lt. Bump had not only run the NEX into the RED financially, but incurred a $40K robbery and was missing hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory. The PX was bleeding money, having employees...
2022-05-0529 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!THE WHISTLEBLOWER: USS San Jose & Captain Melvin MunsingerLt. Knauer recounts how not listening to his mentor, Captain Bob Fenick led him to the fateful decision to land on the USS SAN JOSE and end up being a whistleblower against his ship's commanding officer, Melvin D. Munsigner. Sometime the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and the future is unknown.
2022-04-2634 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!How to Extort a Senior Officer or Better yet get your PQS qualifications the easy wayIn this Episode, Lt. Knauer tells about the time he extorted a senior officer in the U.S. Navy to sign off on his SWOS PQS qualification card for 3m using the old trick, "no ticky--no laundry" or in the case of CDR. Rugallo no PQS--no paycheck. Is there an ethics question here, certainly there is....but hey, it's a funny story and true.
2022-04-2518 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!HOORAY! THE CAPTAIN IS FINALLY GONEIt's the story of then, CO Jerry O. Tuttle as he was "dinged off the ship" for transfer to his next command Lt. Knauer remembers how the crew of the USS JFK reacted to his departure, yelling, screaming with sounds of joy, cheers, and giving Tuttle the "finger" or the "bird" because Tuttle was the most hated commanding officer every.
2022-04-2211 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!JUNIOR OFFICERS ARE FUCKING LITTLE DRONESLt. Knauer recounts the day (during the yard period) when the skipper of the USS JFK had all "junior officers" assemble in the wardroom at 17 hundred hours to lecture and inform them all that they were, "nothing more than a buck of fucking little drones" and why that was the case. Lt. Knauer also recounts how Captain Tuttle treated sailors at Captain's MAST, especially in the case of SHSN Gentry.
2022-04-2221 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!You are LATE Mister and Restricted to the Ship!This podcast goes into several more unusual events with Captain Jerry O. Tuttle, Skipper of the USS JFK while it was in the "yards." It discusses how Tuttle abused hims powers as skipper, placed hundred of officers and enlisted in "hack" (restricted to the ship) for something they did not do simply to demonstrate power and a lack of leadership. It also delves into how I had my wife come aboard the ship every day I was in HACK and ate meals with her, and had SEX with her in several Squadron Commanding Officer staterooms. They say you can't...
2022-04-2218 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!The Round Table Affair on the JFK (200 NAKED SAILORS & Jerry O. Tuttle)Lt. Knauer recounts two situational events while stationed aboard the JFK with Jerry O. Tuttle. The 1st a passageway encountered with "the midget" and the 2nd known as the Round Table Affair that actually happened aboard the JFK in 1977 while the ship was in the Navy Yard undergoing overhaul where 200+ sailors and officers had to sleep in the nude on their mattresses on the flight deck because the ship was too hot to sleep inside and because Capt. Tuttle refused to spend ship's OPTAR money to find habitable quarters for duty personnel to reside in....Listen and Learn about...
2022-04-2129 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!The JFK Dinning-In at NAB Littlecreek VA (Sit Down and Shut the Fuck Up)In Episode 5 Lt. Knauer recounts the story of the JFK dinning in where in front of 350 officers and their wives and or girlfriends, Captain Tuttle was heard to yell at his wife in a degrading manner which astonished most if not all of the wives in attendance, but surely did not surprise any of the ships company officers. What Jerry O. Tuttle did to his wife is in fact the way he treated his crew the entire time he was commanding officer. Although most sailors curse and do so a lot, Jerry O. Tuttle was probably one of the...
2022-04-2111 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!More Stories about my time onboard the USS JFK CV67Lieutenant Robert Knauer recounts his early time aboard the aircraft carrier USS JFK during his time as an Ensign and Lt.(jg) in the Suppy Department, life with his fellow supply officers, the crew and a number of mishaps that occurred including several ship collisions at sea and more funny stuff regarding the Skipper Jerry O. Tuttle.
2022-04-1936 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CV67 (my very first ship)Former naval officer, ROBERT KNAUER, takes you through his reporting aboard his very first ship he was assigned to out of Navy Supply Corps School and what it felt like seeing his giant aircraft carrier below him as he flew to in his first helo flight from Rota, Spain. He tells what his first skipper was like (Captain Mitchell) and what his next skipper (Capt. Jerry O. Tuttle) was like. Although as an Ensign in the Navy we were all told there "were no homosexuals in the Navy" I found out that just wasn't true at all. It was...
2022-04-1823 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Life at the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, GeorgiaPodcaster Robert Knauer tells you about his life at the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, GA and what it was like back in the 70's. Today NSCS is located in Newport RI, but life at Supply Corps School hasn't changed and it is tough.
2022-04-1318 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!How I Joined the U.S. Navy after college and became a Navy Supply Corps Officer (INTRODUCTION)As a recent college graduate Robert Knauer discusses his entry into Naval service and how he became commissioned after Officer Candidate School (OCS) and then was ordered to attend Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, GA during the mid-70s. In the next episode Robert Knauer will describe his arrival, class attendance and studies at the Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS) Athens and what it took to graduate.
2022-04-0604 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!My GS-15 Contracting Job Interview with HUD and Barbara Thomas (FINAL EPISODE)In this last and final Episode of Season 1 dealing with contracting I discuss one of the strangest and funniest government job interviews at HUD (U.S. Housing and Urban Development in DC) and with an all black panel of Senior Executive Service members, of which, Barbara Thomas, the sister of Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas was one of the board members. It is hilarious and strange job promotion interviews I ever had in my entire federal career. It also points out the fact that certain federal agencies in Washington, DC are far too racially heavy than what they should...
2022-04-0618 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!The Married Couple involved in the case of UNITED STATES vs. ODYSSEY MARKETING GRP. INC.Podcaster Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO gives detailed background and insight into a contracting case brought against a young married couple under the "Federal False Claims Act" or FCA as it is known in federal circles. The case was improperly brought against the couple by Army Criminal Investigators (ARMY CID), but there wasn't sufficient evidence proceed with the case (after three years in court) and the case was dismissed by federal judge Terrance Boyle against the couple. Although dismissed, the story points out significant time, legal expense and emotional heartache caused simply because one person did the RIGHT THING while...
2022-04-0624 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Do I need to purchase Personal Liability Insurance in Govt. Contracting?Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO gives his take on the need to have or purchase Personal Liability Insurance to protect oneself in Govt. Contracting.
2022-04-0511 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!What Average Americans Just Don't Understand about Government Contracting and the $400 HAMMERIn this podcast by Robert Knauer CPCM-CPPO he discusses the subject of purchasing in government and why the typical American citizen just doesn't understand why certain things like weapon systems, airplanes and hammers can cost so much. It all about the laws and regulations Congress enacted and the mandatory requirements for specific quality control, quality assurance, unique manufacturing specifications as well as commercial manufacturing requirements that make some things cost so much. REF: MIL-I, MIL-Q, ANSI and other inspection standards
2022-04-0507 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Contracting People--Access to Classified Information--and Financial ProblemsThis podcast by Robert K. Knauer CPCM-CPPO is a personal discussion about the subject of federal, state and local contracting people (mostly federal) who have access to sensitive, confidential, or other classified information that can be compromised when they have personal financial problems, or simply are not suited to be in contracting based on poor personal character. IT DOES HAPPEN and polygraphs are needed in more sensitive cases. There is some profanity in this podcast....so if you have sensitive little ears....GO AWAY
2022-03-2317 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!How Ethics and Following the Rules can help Keep You Out of JailPresented by Robert Knauer CPCM-CPPO and former DAU Contracts professor, this podcast takes YOU the listener through the ups-and-downs, ins-and-outs of being subjected to an OIG investigation, DOJ referrals and possible indictment by the DOJ for wrongdoing--when you may not have done anything wrong to begin with, other than being ill-trained and susceptible to the whims of your Supervisor who is connected and working in concert with a "crooked" contractor.
2022-03-1833 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Contracting 101- KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPIDROBERT Knauer CPCM-CPPO describes how to make contracts and life easier by working to simplify contract statements, work exhibits, etc....and talks about the requirement to have solid Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs) and dedicated personnel to do follow up inspections on contract end results.
2022-03-1222 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Contracting Integrity Ethics and following the rulesRobert Knauer CPCM-CPPO and former professor of contract management for the DAU discusses Contracting Integrity, Ethics and following the rules citing several unique stories. These are just to wet your appetite for what is to come in upcoming episodes of his podcast. Robert pulls no punches and certainly does NOT suffer fools well, but he does offer very salient and important advice to those planning a career in contracting. Just so you understand--there is SOME PROFANITY in this podcast. So if you have sensitive little ears, maybe you should go elsewhere.
2022-03-1129 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Why you need to know and understand ACRONYMS in ContractingRobert Knauer CPCM-CPPO gives a brief 10 minute summary of some basic government contracting acronyms and tells what they are, why they are used and what YOU need to know it order to do your job as a career contracting person.
2022-02-2809 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Why you need to know and understand Contract Pricing Arrangements (Contract Types)Professor Robert Knauer CPCM-CPPO explains his own personal views on why brand new contracting personnel need to fully understand and be able to properly utilize various contract pricing arrangements in unique situations to be the best contracting person that you can possibly become. He pulls no punches and has little tolerance for people who are not willing to learn and apply themselves in such a demanding career as contracting.
2022-02-2822 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Contract Training Courses for your new CareerRobert Knauer CPCM-CPPO describes avenues for required training, current government training required of new employees, how things have changed and the future of training. There are significant differences in the quality and type of training required between DOD (under WWW.DAU.EDU) and non-DOD agencies (like GSA for example) which fall under www.FAI.gov. He points out that training for State and Local government agencies is generally provided by NIGP.org and some training can be gotten from NCMAHQ.org along with private vendors. He makes a point to note that training provided by DAU is done by...
2022-02-2018 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Now that I secured a position in government contracting--what is next?Podcaster Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO explains what new contracting employees (interns and others) should expect to survive the probationary period, excel at their new job and how to get ahead in federal contracting. The same rules apply for state and local government contracting jobs. Websites to visit include: www.ncmahq.org for civilian, military and industry firms.....also www.nigp.org for state and local government employees, and of course....www.dau.edu (formerly dau.mil) for those military and civilian DOD employees. These are excellent sources of information on contracting certification programs ranging from beginner to advanced procurement...
2022-02-1724 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!How to obtain a career as a Government Contract SpecialistRobert Knauer CPCM-CPPO informs how to apply for and obtain a career position in federal, state and local government as a contract specialist. This career field is wide open for those willing to take the plunge ....it can be rather challenging. Use the federal www.USAJobs.gov website to apply for GS-1102 series positions. Listeners can find more of my podcasts on Spotify, Apple, Audioboom and many others
2022-02-1710 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Now that I secured a position in government contracting--what is next?Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO explains that once you submitted your resume, were interviewed and finally received a job offer as a contracting specialist what you should expect or need to do in order to get promoted. Promotions are performance based and come from the amount of experience, education and work product you produce and how you perform. If you are just mediocre in your performance you probably won't get promoted, but excel....and the world is yours. Best programs for getting promoted "IF" you are really good are the Intern or Training programs that are GS-7-9-11. They...
2022-02-1524 minRobert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!Getting a Job in Government ContractingRobert Knauer CPCM CPPO walks you through the way one used to get a job and the way it is done today via USAJobs.gov main portal, the kind of knowledge, skill sand abilities you must have and how to use the old tried and true methods of asking for an appointment with hiring officials and or senior procurement personnel. If they know who you are you will have a better chance.
2022-02-1410 min
Robert Knauer-- UNFILTERED!ROBERT KNUAER CPPO CPCM--IT ALL BEGINS NOW (INTRO)ROBERT KNAUER CPCM CPPO introduces his new PodCast series for 2022. He informs listeners what topics will be covered and gives you a little insight into each. As a navy officer, CEO and former Senior Federal Government contracting officer you will learn the ups and downs, ins and outs of life in the navy, in contracting, in life and hear some about his newest novel (about being raised by a black nanny and maid in the racist South during the 50s. Listeners can find my podcasts on multiple platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audioboom and much more.
2022-02-1203 min