Ken LarsonJun 22, 20254 min readThe Pentagon’s $52,000 Trash Can CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE EDITOR’S NOTE: As we enter yet another foreign war entanglement in the Middle East, please keep in mind what the...
Ken LarsonJun 22, 20251 min readA Solid Example Of A Bridge To The Future For The Common GoodThe Highway 61 bridge replacement over the Mississippi at Hastings. MN. An exemplary infrastructure project and the longest pre-stressed...
Ken LarsonJun 21, 20254 min readThere Are Plenty Of Resources to Help Veterans With Small Businesses Startup Challenges“ MILITARY.COM ” By Mae Anderson , Associated Press “The place that many start is the Small Business Administration, which offers a...
Ken LarsonJun 20, 20254 min readStepping Into Civilian Shoes? What To Keep In Mind“MILITARY TIMES” By Blake Stillwell “Veterans are quickly becoming a bigger part of the American population. We now make up slightly more...
Ken LarsonJun 19, 202520 min readA Success Template For Small Business Federal Government Contract Negotiation“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “It is always best to look at negotiations from a win/win perspective. Be honest and forthright during the...
Ken LarsonJun 18, 20256 min readCMMC 101: Experts Share Advice On How To Conduct Level 1 Self-Assessment“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Allyson Park “A CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment is basic cyber hygiene practices, some things that …...
Ken LarsonJun 17, 20251 min readFree Small Business Federal Government Contracting Books And SupplementsYou may download the book, SmallBusiness Federal Government Contracting and its supplement, as well as the other titles listed above...
Ken LarsonJun 16, 20254 min readDon’t Limit Defense Innovation By Capping Small Business Awards“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Robert Smith, Former Director, Navy SBIR/STTR Programs “ A proposed change to the SBIR program would deprive...
Ken LarsonJun 15, 20256 min readThe Vietnam War Echos In Warfare And Politics TodayBy Ken Larson My comrades and I who served in the Vietnam War were reminded of that period when reading the words of our leaders in the...
Ken LarsonJun 15, 20251 min readSOLITARY PERFECTION Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54583416489/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJun 14, 20251 min read‘We are very much alike’ – Dear Young American — Medal Of Honor Recipient Woody Williams“ The future is in your hands”, Marine Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams tells young people, and to assure its forward...
Ken LarsonJun 13, 20255 min read11 Free Ways To Get Publicity For Your Small Business“ SCORE.ORG “ “ Getting your name out and in front of your target market is the best way to generate business. Getting a customer’s...
Ken LarsonJun 12, 20254 min readDOD’s Audit Challenge – Breaking Stovepipes, Not Checking Boxes“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Russell Rumbaugh ” The Department of Defense becoming auditable will require breaking down stovepipes between...
Ken LarsonJun 11, 20253 min readWhat Works And Does Not Work In Small Business Blogging“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Blogging approaches can be developed as marketing brochures for multiple roles, communicated in a vast array...
Ken LarsonJun 10, 20254 min read‘Revolutionary FAR Overhaul’ Shows Progress“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Scott Freling, Michael Wagner and Sarah Schuler “The FAR rewrite is spearheaded by the FAR Council and...
Ken LarsonJun 9, 20254 min readManaging Subcontractors And Independents As A Small Business Prime Contractor“ SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “If you are the prime contractor on a multiple company program by virtue of a teaming agreement, the...
Ken LarsonJun 8, 20253 min readWhat Happens To Our Leaders?Left to right and top to bottom above: Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Colin Powell , Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter and...
Ken LarsonJun 8, 20251 min readYoung Promise Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54573252500/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJun 7, 20255 min readMythbusters: Breaking Down 10 Myths of Military Service“CLEARANCE JOBS” By Steven Matthew Leonard “ Much of what the military does is shrouded in myth, little of which is based on fact. Where...
Ken LarsonJun 6, 20252 min read“EVMS” Drives True Project Status, By Integrating Project Cost, Schedule And Estimate At CompletionImage: . wikipedia.org “SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Prudently used, an Earned Value Management approach gives insight into the dynamics...
