Allen Parris

GovCon strategist building agentic workflow systems | CMMC/FedRAMP-aligned | Dual-use innovation | SBIR-ready | Weekly: Flux Report

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@Philanthropy @IndSector Yep:
📊 High-risk agencies:
NIH, CDC, NSF (health and science)
EPA, FDA, DOE (regulatory)
GSA, 18F, OMB (civilian IT)

Plus:
OMB has directed agencies to treat it as an “opportunity” for permanent workforce reductions. Layoffs, not just unpaid leave.

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

What are you building while others wait?

Drop it below—I'm looking for people executing the pattern, not just talking about it.

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

Government shutdown 2025:

Most see a crisis to survive.

Strategic operators see a positioning window.

Here's why disruption IS the opportunity:

🧵

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

This applies beyond government:

Writers testing content while markets are quiet.
Builders shipping products during uncertainty.
Creators positioning while competitors doom-scroll.

Movement during chaos = asymmetric advantage.

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

This made me chuckle so I thought I'd share:

If you accidentally misspell the @ for Fantastical (@flexbits)
they're like "hey its cool this happens all the time, here ya go" @flexibits

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@johoromero @jasonfried This has happened to me before as well, and it was food. So to the garbage it went, thankfully, with a refund.

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@HarryStebbings I worked remote years before 2020, so.... yeah, no thanks. Some of us didn't work "with" the people in our old office space, like at all.

My job is 100% on my PC and on conference calls with teams spread across the US. Going into the office wouldn't change that one bit.

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@arvidkahl currently I'm listening to 3 podcast types:
1. serial episodes that track events over time (slow burn, serial, dissect, etc. )
2. deeeeep dives across topics I find fascinating (20k Hertz, The Indicator, Acquired, etc. )
3. dulcet tones of true crime to sleep (Dateline, TSK)

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@dickiebush "Just" is so bad.

Here's a list of phrases to ban (esp your govcon proposals):

world class
cutting edge
revolutionary
game changing
top tier
best practices
industry leading

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@AprilynneAlter Brother printer, black and white, best hundo I ever spent

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@adrian_horning_ Oooh... I'm looking for something like this to scrape company info for those doing business in my "territory."

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@tibo_maker Comment! This looks pretty cool!

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@_nightsweekends cardboard shredder for composters

[nights & weekends @_nightsweekends]

playbook for anyone looking to build something in 2024.

drop a comment on what ur working on -- and we'll dm you the link for access :)

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@bohlenlabs Haven't tried it yet but its on my radar.
What day are you launching on there? Also did you use a hunter?

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@Shpigford Screenshot and add to @mymind

[Allen Parris @ParrisAllen8]

@_buildspace @_nightsweekends
the link to my demo is wrong - prob user error.
the correct link is:
https://t.co/V7PMmGOdnd