Ken LarsonJul 27, 20253 min readThe Pentagon Set To Spend Nearly $1 Billion At ‘Grok For Government’ And Other AI CompaniesPLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE “TASK AND PURPOSE” By Matt White “The Pentagon announced it is going to spend almost $1 billion on...
Ken LarsonJul 26, 20254 min readVA Needs To Overcome ‘History Of Failed IT Modernization,’ Federal Watchdog SaysVA Health Records System Yet To Deliver Quality Care for Veterans After Continuing Long Term Development Spanning Years And Over $16...
Ken LarsonJul 25, 20252 min readManaging Unallowable Costs Under Federal Government Contracts“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Certain costs cannot be allowed in prices, cost reimbursements or settlements under contracts with the US...
Ken LarsonJul 24, 20253 min readStartup Hadrian Uses AI And Robotics To Quickly Build Defense And Aerospace Parts And Offers “Factories-As-A-Service” Model“BREAKING DEFENSE BUSINESS REPORT” By Valerie Insinna “ The Factories-as-a-service construct is meant to essentially allow Hadrian to...
Ken LarsonJul 23, 20255 min readProtecting Intellectual Property And Proprietary Data In Federal Government Contracting “SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Contractual relationships established directly with the US government or under subcontracts and purchase...
Ken LarsonJul 22, 20252 min readTech Startup HavocAI, Lockheed Martin Strike Partnership To Develop, Scale Medium USVs“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Justin Katz “Defense tech startup HavocAI and the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin today announced a...
Ken LarsonJul 21, 20253 min readMaking An Astute Bid/No Bid Decision In Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “When considering submitting a proposal to a given government solicitation, conduct a bid/no bid exercise....
Ken LarsonJul 20, 20254 min readNumbers Tell The Story – Is Our Government Looking In The Right Places For Cost Cutting?“FROM ‘THE BUNKER’ AT THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” By Mark Thompson “Can the U.S. have a reasoned national debate on a new...
Ken LarsonJul 20, 20251 min readTRAIL COMPANION Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54666792323/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 19, 20254 min readLeaving The Military – Pursuing Your Passion Or Just Finding A Job“MILITARY TIMES” By Kirk Windmueller “Understand that your passion might be in your work or it might lie outside of it. Know the...
Ken LarsonJul 18, 20253 min readHow To Leverage AI In Your Job Search“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Lilly Williams “By integrating AI tools into your strategy from crafting a tailored resume to practicing for...
Ken LarsonJul 17, 20254 min readWhat’s The Key To Better Defense Contracting? Measure What Works“MILITARY TIMES” By Jerry McGinn and Jeff Kojac “Better measurement of Agile Acquisition Vehicles is critical if we are to understand...
Ken LarsonJul 16, 20255 min read Pricing Service Contracts With Credibility in Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Assuming a proposal to a government agency has an acceptable technical solution and past performance and...
Ken LarsonJul 15, 20253 min readWhy Customer-Designated ‘Key Personnel’ Matter In Government Contracting Proposals“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mike Lisagor and Lou Kerestesy “Key personnel are often (and should be) one of the top evaluation criteria...
Ken LarsonJul 14, 20251 min readTap Guidance And News In Small Business Government Contracting News And Views For Small Business Federal Government Contractors – By SCORE and MicroMentor Counselor, Ken Larson...
Ken LarsonJul 13, 20253 min readThe Citizen and the Citizen Military – What Lies Ahead?Military pay raises have been minimal, recruiting has been a challenge in the services. How do we acquire, train and retain what we need?...
Ken LarsonJul 13, 20251 min readSUMMER TRAIL MAGIC Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/51444513902/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 12, 20252 min readWhy Do They Ask If You Are A Protected Veteran In A U.S. Job Application?The companies to which you are applying are doing business with the Federal Government. As such they must abide by the law with regard to...
Ken LarsonJul 11, 20252 min readDon’t Overlook The Impact Of The Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “The CDRL is a register of the deliverable data items. Each data item has a discrete numeric identifier, a...
Ken LarsonJul 10, 20256 min readFour Steps To Follow To Enter The Defense Industrial Base“BREAKING DEFENSE” By CDR Adam Stein “If you start with a solving a problem, build the right relationships, use the tools to get funded,...
