Ken LarsonDec 11, 20243 min readDOD To Award $50M To Accelerate Development Of 5 Small Business Emerging Tech Projects“DEFENSESCOOP” By Mikayla Easley “APFIT is intended to steer existing innovation projects across the so-called “valley of death”. These...
Ken LarsonDec 10, 20244 min readSenators Introduce Bill To ‘Limit Big Tech Monopolies’ In DOD Cloud And AI Procurement“DEFENSE SCOOP” By Jon Harper “The Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act, strives for “meaningful regulation to limit Big...
Ken LarsonDec 9, 20244 min readVital Tips for Project Management in Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Strategic thinking must be applied to structuring a government service contract project management...
Ken LarsonDec 8, 20246 min read41 US Arms Companies In Top 100 Revenues Worldwide On The Back Of Wars And Regional TensionsPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “Stockholm Internatinal Peace Research Institute “ “United States companies recorded arms revenues of $317...
Ken LarsonDec 8, 20241 min readFROSTY MORNING SUNRISEVermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54185618115/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonDec 7, 20245 min readWhat Are VA Medical and Disability Benefits, and How Do You Get Them?MILITARY.COM By Jim Absher “You may know that veterans may be eligible for free medical care and payments for disabilities, but exactly...
Ken LarsonDec 6, 20244 min readSmall Business Mentoring And Social Networking“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “ A Mentor’s 18 -Year Comparative Review of The SCORE And MicroMentor Web Sites “...
Ken LarsonDec 5, 20243 min readWhen It Comes To Small Business Federal Rulemaking, Your Voice Matters“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Robb Wong “Commenting on a proposed rules can be a powerful opportunity for small businesses to shape the...
Ken LarsonDec 4, 20243 min readBusiness Ethics Feed Government Records of Past Performance “SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson ” The practical aspects of how business ethics effect a company past performance rating and how not meeting...
Ken LarsonDec 3, 20242 min readDOD Reveals First Draft Of $15 Billion Artificial Intelligence ContractPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY By Ross Wilkers “DOD wants more companies in the fold for Advana to further scale out...
Ken LarsonDec 2, 20246 min readUnderstanding Small Business Participation In Government Contract Bundling & ConsolidationSmall businesses see this type bundling or consolidation as preventing them from receiving contract awards, effectively shutting them out...
Ken LarsonDec 1, 20241 min readMAJESTIC Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for closeup view https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_a...
Ken LarsonDec 1, 20242 min readGaining Trust By Listening Then Learning From Each OtherWe have grown acclimated to viewing the world through media sound bites and opinionated, biased news, financed by those that spend...
Ken LarsonNov 30, 20244 min readWhy The Military’s Approach To Its Suicide Epidemic Is FailingPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “MILITARY TIMES” By Ken Falke “DOD active-duty suicides rose from 331 in 2022 to 363 in 2023, an epidemic...
Ken LarsonNov 29, 20241 min readWork Authorization Is Key To Contract Management Process“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Astute government contractors do not allow effort to proceed or cost to be incurred on a particular contract...
Ken LarsonNov 28, 20244 min readCMMC Final Rule – Beware of ‘Gray’ Areas“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Josh Luckenbaugh “Primes and subcontractors go after different levels of assessment which may pose grey...
Ken LarsonNov 27, 20243 min readSpace Force Plans To Award 20 Contracts For Commercial Reserve By 2026“DEFENSE NEWS” By Courtney Albon “Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve wil l create a mechanism for the military to better leverage...
Ken LarsonNov 26, 20244 min readMarketing to Achieve a Small Business Set-aside Government Contract“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson Sculpting a government contracting business opportunity to the point where it becomes a sole source or small...
Ken LarsonNov 25, 20243 min readSmall Business Tax Credit Legislation To Defray Costs Of DOD CMMC Compliance“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Justin Doubleda y “The legislation is aimed at addressing longstanding concerns that CMMC compliance costs will...
