Ken LarsonAug 16, 20245 min readProtecting Intellectual Property And Proprietary Data In Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Contractual relationships established directly with the US government or under subcontracts and purchase...
Ken LarsonAug 15, 20242 min readPentagon Preparing Release Of Free Cyber Security ‘Due Diligence Tools’ for Small Businesses“NATIONAL SECURITY MAGAZINE” By Allyson Park “The Office of Small Business Programs launched Project Spectrum,...
Ken LarsonAug 14, 20242 min readArmy Bundling Professional Services Acquisition From Industry Into One Contract Marketplace“ U.S. ARMY.MIL ” “MAPS, will be a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity acquisition vehicle for a variety of IT and...
Ken LarsonAug 13, 20245 min readTechniques to Profile Your Government Contract Competition“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “An effective competitor profile is a key tool in performing risk analysis and making related trade off...
Ken LarsonAug 12, 20244 min read2024 Top 100 Defense Market Leaders – Not Much Has Changed“DEFENSE NEWS” By Doug Berenson and Ian van Son “Clearly, the commanding heights are occupied by a core group of highly competitive and...
Ken LarsonAug 11, 20241 min readBLOOM ON THE TRAIL Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53915870648/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonAug 11, 20241 min readA Thank You and 4 Gifts from Ken Larson at “Smalltofeds”CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Approaching two decades in volunteer small business consulting, I appreciate the many individuals who have...
Ken LarsonAug 10, 20242 min read5 Volunteer Opportunities For Veterans To Keep Serving“CLEARANCE JOBS” By Aaron Knowles “To all of the veterans who have, are, and will transition from the service, remember that service...
Ken LarsonAug 9, 20243 min readNew AI-Powered NSA Tool Will Help Suppliers Automate Cyber Defense TestsNSA Director and Cyber Command Commander Gen. Timothy Haugh speaks at an industry event in Baltimore in June 2024. DEFENSE SYSTEMS...
Ken LarsonAug 8, 20244 min readWhat It Means To ‘Provide For The Common Defense’ In 2024“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Arnold Punaro “National defense and defense modernization dictates the nation must not only continue the...
Ken LarsonAug 7, 20245 min readPricing Service Contracts With Credibility in Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Assuming a proposal to a government agency has an acceptable technical solution and past performance and...
Ken LarsonAug 6, 20241 min readA 5 Year $290 Million Small Business Set Aside For Contracting Services Support At The Defense Health AgencyEDITORS NOTE: Please see the following article at “Smalltofeds” for background that may be useful in understanding how to compete for...
Ken LarsonAug 5, 20243 min readMaking An Astute Bid/No Bid Decision In Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “When considering submitting a proposal to a given government solicitation, conduct a bid/no bid exercise....
Ken LarsonAug 4, 20242 min readReleasing Countries From The Humanitarian And Economic Prisons Of WarfareThe same, multi-national collaborative negotiation used to free 24 prisoners in Russia can be utilized to prevent and resolve wars....
Ken LarsonAug 4, 20241 min readLAKESIDE LUSTERVermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53901189404/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonAug 3, 20244 min readVA’s Planned Restart Of Beleaguered Electronic Health Record System Draws ConcernEditors Note: For a history of the Veterans Administration Healthcare Records Systems Project please see: ‘Connecting The Dots’ In the...
Ken LarsonAug 2, 20244 min readData Can Be A Double-Edged Sword In Generative AI, Agency Experts Say“NEXTGOV/FCW’ – By Alexandra Kelley, Staff Correspondent “Though there are myriad federal use cases for generative AI applications,...
Ken LarsonAug 1, 20242 min readDon’t Overlook The Impact Of The Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “The CDRL is a register of the deliverable data items. Each data item has a discrete numeric identifier, a...
Ken LarsonJul 31, 20243 min readMastering The Year-End Sprint: Keys To Fourth-Quarter Success“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Larry Allen “Experienced government contractors know that this is the time of year when many make or break...
Ken LarsonJul 30, 20244 min readPentagon Creates Regional Partnerships To Sustain Gear Far From Home“DEFENSE NEWS” By Jen Judson “A recognition that sustainment can be performed through a coalition and a network of regional providers,...
