Ken LarsonDec 15, 20241 min readCRISPY ON THE FLYWAYMississippi River Trail (MRT) At Lock and Dam 2 - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54205690679/in/d...
Ken LarsonDec 15, 20242 min readNearly A Decade After Its Commissioning, A $9 Billion Warship Finally Getting Its WeaponsEDITOR’S NOTE:. The “Project On Government Oversight” Article by Mark Thompson below captured our interest due to the personal...
Ken LarsonDec 14, 20246 min readThe Veterans Administration Disability Rating And Records Systems – What Veterans Deal With As They Navigate ThemEDITOR’S NOTE: The “TASK AND PURPOSE” Article by Jeff Schogol below admirably demonstrates that the application for VA disability...
Ken LarsonDec 13, 20244 min readCultivating An Agile Tech Ecosystem At The Defense Department“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Tyler Sweatt “The urgency for agility in defense technology isn’t just about speed or efficiency — it’s...
Ken LarsonDec 12, 20244 min readManaging Government Contract Limitation of Funds and Funding Exposure“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Nearing the end of a government fiscal year or under a government shutdown a contractor may find delays in...
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...
