Ken LarsonSep 4, 20253 min readThe Small Business Conundrum In Cracking The Federal Contracting Market Success Code“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “The overall dollar amount of contract awards for small businesses is trending upward. On the...
Ken LarsonSep 3, 20256 min readImport/Export Management And Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ The world has become tightly wired technologically and the current economic situation ties us inexorably...
Ken LarsonSep 2, 20256 min readInnovation Success Story In Overcoming Defense Acquisition System Obstacles CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU) By Matthew Cawley, U.S. Navy Assistant Program Manager, Small Unmanned...
Ken LarsonSep 2, 20251 min readI Asked ChatGPT ITS OPINON ON AI MODELS LIKE ITSELF. The answer, was stated objectively that it considers Large Language Models (LLM's) effective tools, but not capable of human intellect....
Ken LarsonSep 1, 20259 min readThis Is What We Do in America. We Pause. We Forget. Then We Begin The Next War“THE WARHORSE” By M. Tabar “My stepfather, brother, and I served in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are still there, frozen in the suck—a...
Ken LarsonAug 31, 20252 min readRetirement – Personal Invention and Re-InventionWe will all retire in some form. We have no choice. What we invent or re-invent along the way to make the most of it is our personal...
Ken LarsonAug 30, 20254 min read VA’s Tool For Reducing Veteran Suicides: Financial Tips Website“STARS ANDSTRIPES By Linda F. Hersey “FINVET has logged more than 150,000 visits since it launched a year ago, the VA said. Its tips and...
Ken LarsonAug 29, 20252 min readUtilizing Your Federal Government Contracting Small Business Set-aside Designations“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “A small business set-aside designation can be a valuable tool if adequately documented, registered,...
Ken LarsonAug 28, 20253 min readFAR Council Releases Model Deviation Text To 6 Sections Of Acquisition Regulation“NEXTGOV/FCW” By Natalie Alms “The FAR Council released new text for six parts of the FAR — parts 4, 8, 12, 38, 40 and 51 — including the...
Ken LarsonAug 27, 20251 min readMilitary Veteran Satire Writers Propose “The Department of Warfare” As A BusinessBy Tony and Friends On Rose Colored Glasses (CLICK IMAGE TWICE TO ENLARGE We recommend, due to the age of this 18 year old piece, that...
Ken LarsonAug 27, 20253 min readUnsolicited Government Contract Proposals – A Multiple Stage Challenge“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Unsolicited proposal opportunities generally arise as a result of observing or cultivating a requirement...
Ken LarsonAug 26, 20253 min readOriginal Intelligence: The Consulting Industry’s Last And BEST AdvantageCLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Jonathan Aberman “Original intelligence,” is the capacity to synthesize context,...
Ken LarsonAug 25, 20254 min read10 Common Traits Among Successful Small Business Government Contractors“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ As a volunteer counselor over the last 17 years, I have noted common traits among the most successful small...
Ken LarsonAug 24, 20252 min readThe Value of Minimalism"The less you own, the less you have to take care of. The less you own, the less you have to replace. The less you own, the less money...
Ken LarsonAug 23, 20254 min readVA Hospitals Earn High Marks In Federal Ratings“ MILITARY.COM ” By Patricia Kime “ A quality assessment of U.S. hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave nearly...
Ken LarsonAug 22, 20252 min readGeneral Services Administration Seeks Ideas On AI’s Role In Procurement Overhaul“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “ GSA requests hearing from suppliers and industry associations, highlighting input from small...
Ken LarsonAug 21, 20256 min readSeven Management Techniques To Achieve A Small Business Government Contract“ SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Entering government contracting as a small businesses is indeed a challenging time, but there are many...
Ken LarsonAug 20, 20254 min readWindow Opens For Contractor Input On SPEED ActPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Peter Hutt II, Homer La Rue and Ethan Syster “The Streamlining Procurement...
Ken LarsonAug 19, 20255 min readWhat Small Business Needs to Know About SAM Contract Opportunities“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Strategic guidance on The System for Award Management and factors for using it in small business marketing...
Ken LarsonAug 18, 20256 min read‘Newlab Detroit’ And ‘Michigan Central’ Bid To Become America’s Arsenal Of Rapid Defense Innovation“DEFENSE NEWS” By Jen Judson “Newlab supports tech startups in defense and complex industrial and defense sectors as part of Michigan...
