Ken LarsonJul 3, 20243 min readDISA Plans To Issue IT ‘Problem Statements’ To Help Industry Speed Innovation“C4ISRNET” By Molly Weisner “To help it buy the right technology from IT companies, the Defense Information Systems Agency said it will...
Ken LarsonJul 2, 20244 min readManaging Subcontractors And Independents As A Small Business Prime Contractor“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “If you are the prime contractor on a multiple company program by virtue of a teaming agreement, the...
Ken LarsonJul 1, 20243 min read‘Fulcrum’ Warfighter IT Modernization Plan Explains ‘What’ And ‘Why’“C4ISRNET” By Molly Weisner “With so many tools coming to market from different vendors and small businesses, the strategy gives leaders...
Ken LarsonJun 30, 20241 min readNEIGHBORHOOD FACES Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof...
Ken LarsonJun 30, 20245 min readThe Dire Need And A Formula For Long Term Strategic VisionAlthough by far the most powerful country in the world, the U.S. is suffering from a lack of long term vision. The individual citizen is...
Ken LarsonJun 29, 20243 min readStudent Loan Forgiveness Would Help Military Spouses Who Are Forced To Rebuild With Every Move“USA TODAY” By Marla Bautista a military fellow columnist for USA TODAY Opinion (Submitted Photo) “Providing student loan forgiveness...
Ken LarsonJun 28, 20243 min readBeware The Bogeyman: Preparing For Contract Protests“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By John Chierichella “This is a cautionary tale for any contractor who might consider an initial award a...
Ken LarsonJun 27, 20242 min readDefense Industry Rushing To Hire Workers As Military Spending Spikes“AXIOS” By Hope King and Colin Demarest “There’s an “unprecedented” scramble underway to find defense industry workers, per a...
Ken LarsonJun 26, 20243 min readGAO Report: Pentagon Contracting Go Lane No Faster Than Regular Slow Lane“DEFENSE NEWS” By Noah Robertson “The Pentagon’s fast-track pathway for buying equipment often doesn’t move any faster than the normal...
Ken LarsonJun 25, 20242 min read“EVMS” Drives True Project Status, By Integrating Project Cost, Schedule And Estimate At CompletionImage: .wikipedia.org “SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Prudently used, an Earned Value Management approach gives insight into the dynamics of...
Ken LarsonJun 24, 20242 min readHere’s How DIU Will Spend Almost $1Billion This Year“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Carley Welch “Overall, DIU plans to release around two dozen solicitations for new projects using the DIU’s...
Ken LarsonJun 23, 20244 min readA Fiscal Crisis: The West is on the Wrong Side of Cost Curve“REAL CLEAR DEFENSE” By Matthew Van Wagenen & Arnel P. David “An axis of aggressors has embarked on a new strategy to defeat the West:...
Ken LarsonJun 23, 20241 min readMONARCH MANORVermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/50303881863/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJun 22, 20242 min readVeteran Transition Programs Are Too Focused On Education And Not Job Opportunity“MILITARY TIMES”By Jonathan Lehrfeld “Services are overly focused on education instead of direct job opportunities, and there is limited...
Ken LarsonJun 21, 20243 min readWhy Invest In Business Development Training For Your Front-line Technical People“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Coppings “Your front-line team’s ability to engage customers in a manner everyone loves will create not...
Ken LarsonJun 20, 20245 min readShould You Consider Small Business Federal Government Contracting?“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Small business federal government contracting is different from the commercial marketplace in terms of...
Ken LarsonJun 19, 20242 min readSpace Force Awards $1 Billion Software Development Task Order Contract To 20 Small Businesses“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “The service branch hires 20 small businesses to help move along the development of a new system...
Ken LarsonJun 18, 20245 min readTrack These Civilian Government Agency IT Priorities As FY 2024 Concludes“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOCY” By Ryan Nelson “From improving cybersecurity to modernizing legacy IT systems to enhancing the citizen...
Ken LarsonJun 17, 20244 min readChinese Semiconductor Ban To Impact Defense Contractors “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Susan Cassidy, Daniel Raddenbach and Peter Terenzio “The proposed FAR clause would be incorporated into...
Ken LarsonJun 16, 20245 min readNavy Admiral’s Bribery Charges Expose Greater Rot In Government Procurement SystemCLICK ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE “RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT” By WILLIAM HARTUNG AND BEN FREEMAN “The indictment of four-star Navy Admiral Robert...
