“ SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Now is the time to think through your marketing strategy and the various venues for contracting with the federal government. This article discusses primary venues and the opportunities they offer your small business.” _________________________________________________________________________________ “You have positioned your existing or start-up company for doing business with the federal government. You have registered your enterprise at the   Sy

“RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT” By Dan Grazier “President Dwight Eisenhower coined this immortal phrase during his January 17, 1961  farewell...

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“MILITARY TIMES” By Natalie Gross “[An updated law brought] significant changes to education benefits for service members, veterans and...

“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Strategic thinking must be applied to structuring a government service contract project management...

“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman, Editor In Chief “The Federal Acquisition Regulation rewrite keeps in place mandatory...

“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “On occasion the government finds it necessary to terminate contractual arrangements with contractors. FAR...

GAO finds Pentagon LACKS ABILITY TO TRACK $16 BILLION IN OTA’s and “cannot assess the extent to which they are delivering capabilities to...

“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Astute government contractors do not allow effort to proceed or cost to be incurred on a particular contract...

CLICK ON ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE What do we put in the place of bureaucracies gone afoul to manage things as important and expensive as...

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Photo: Getty Images “ MILITARY TIMES “ “ Veterans have proven themselves to be among the country’s best entrepreneurs, starting major...

“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Nearing the end of a government fiscal year or under a government shutdown a contractor may find delays in...

“In this new era, where federal agencies are seeing a massive shift in decision-makers, it’s more critical than ever for executives—CEOs,...

“SMALLTOFEDS’ By Ken Larson “During government shutdowns or other circumstances where the government reserves the right to order a cease...

“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Patrick Tucker “Decades-old defense contractors are leaning into the Pentagon’s new focus on startups,...

“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Conducting a Bid/No Bid Decision, developing a competitive strategy and preparing a winning proposal for a...

EDITORS NOTE: As our government faces crucial decisions during the current budgeting cycle, the below article a decade ago by Former...

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PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “TASK AND PURPOSE” By Haley Britzky “As of 2018, less than 10% of adults in the U.S. were veterans,...