Ken LarsonOct 11, 20242 min readAgencies Have Struggled To Meet IDEA Act Requirements, GAO Finds“NEXTGOV/FCW” By Edward Graham “The IDEA Act’s modernization requirements called for platforms to be accessible; consistent;...
Ken LarsonOct 10, 20242 min readPentagon Commercially Seeking Cheap One Way Drones“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Carley Welch “We have no cap on the number of vendors involved, but it will be bounded by capabilities offered and...
Ken LarsonOct 9, 20243 min readSurvey – Few DoD Contractors ‘Fully’ Ready For CMMC 2.0 Ahead Of 2025 Rollout“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Carley Welch “A new survey suggests that very few defense industrial base companies are ‘fully” prepared for the...
Ken LarsonOct 8, 20243 min readPractical Intellectual Property Management for Small Business Federal Government Contractors“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson Intellectual property and proprietary data protection should be tailored to your organization, its industry...
Ken LarsonOct 7, 20242 min readDefense Tech Companies Can Apply For Pentagon Loans Starting Next Year“DEFENSE NEWS” By Courtney Albon “Nearly $1 billion has been set aside for the Defense Department to award direct loans ranging from $10...
Ken LarsonOct 6, 20241 min readRIVER VALLEY TRANSITIONSMississippi River Trail (MRT) - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ody...
Ken LarsonOct 6, 20245 min readTime for Congress to Challenge Years of Failed Pentagon Audits“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” By Greg Williams “DOD Financial Management has remained on the Government Accountability Office’s...
Ken LarsonOct 5, 20244 min readVeterans Nationwide Can Now Use Their Phones To Get Emergency Care From VA“ MILITARY.COM ” By Patricia Kime “The VA announced that its tele-emergency care program, called tele-EC, is now available across the...
Ken LarsonOct 4, 20244 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 LarsonOct 3, 20244 min readThe Extraordinary Leverage Commercial Off-The-Shelf Systems And Components Offer“ SPACENEWS.COM ” By Charles Beames “Our government would be wise to peek behind the curtain of commercial companies, at their financial...
Ken LarsonOct 2, 20245 min readDepartment of Defense IT And Cyber Priorities For Fiscal Year 2025“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Grier Eagan “Grier Eagan from immixGroupIT breaks down the $64.1 Billion (IT/CA) fiscal 2025 budget estimate...
Ken LarsonOct 1, 20243 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 LarsonSep 30, 20242 min readArmy’s AI Strategy Sprints Forward With 500-Day Plan“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Laura Heckmann “The Army’s ongoing effort to accelerate the secure adoption of artificial intelligence...
Ken LarsonSep 29, 20241 min readPrairie Autumn Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_...
Ken LarsonSep 29, 20246 min read“Odyssey of Armaments” A Veteran’s Perspective On 36 Years of Combat, Weapons And Warfare“Odyssey of Armaments ” By Ken Larson “ I hope this FREE account of my 36-years in warfare and weapons programs is useful to those...
Ken LarsonSep 28, 20243 min readSpouses And Vets Key To Changing ‘Broken’ Narrative“MILITARY TIMES” By Karen Jowers “Conveying a more positive view of the military experience by spouses and veterans could be key in...
Ken LarsonSep 27, 202410 min readIn War And Society, Large Language Models Are What We Make Of Them“WAR ON THE ROCKS” By Benjamin Jensen, Yasir Atalan And Ian Reynolds “No technology is a panacea or poses a risk independent of the...
Ken LarsonSep 26, 20246 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 LarsonSep 25, 20244 min readAmerica’s Future Advantage Depends On Quick Adoption Of Advanced Tech“MILITARY TIMES ” By Mark T. Esper Many of our existing platforms, are defined — and usually trapped in time — by their hardware, ...
Ken LarsonSep 24, 20242 min readContent May Be King, But Growing An Audience Is The Ace“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Mark Amtower Marketing guru Mark Amtower offers the keys to getting potential customers and partners to...
