Ken LarsonApr 20, 20242 min readVA Support Program To Buy Up Veterans’ Defaulted Home Loans“MILITARY TIMES” By Leo Shane III “Starting next month, Veterans Affairs officials will offer a “last-resort” program for tens of...
Ken LarsonApr 19, 20245 min readUnderstanding The Federal Government Uniform Contract Format“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15-204-1 specifies a uniform contract format for federal government...
Ken LarsonApr 18, 20241 min read‘Ascent’ Packed With FREE In-Depth Information To Help Women Grow Their Businesses“SBA” “Women own or co-own 45% of all businesses in the United States. These businesses represent all types of industries and are owned...
Ken LarsonApr 17, 20244 min readStock Buybacks In Defense Companies And How Contract Incentive Structures Can Change The Practice“DEFENSE NEWS” By Jerry McGinn, Mikhail Grinberg and Lloyd Everhart “Contracting incentives can motivate companies that are doing...
Ken LarsonApr 16, 20242 min readYour Capability Statement For Small Business Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Focused and direct, your CAPE must be informative, concise and a snapshot of the very best you can offer.”...
Ken LarsonApr 15, 20245 min readPublic Opportunity To Comment – FAR Part 40 Addition – ‘Information Security And Supply Chain Security’“REGULATIONS .GOV” "Content Action Notice of request for information (RFI). Summary DoD, GSA, and NASA recently established Federal...
Ken LarsonApr 14, 20244 min readMedal of Honor Recipient Who Recently Died Spoke Of Our Greatest EnemyCol. Puckett was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War and Passed Away April 9, 2024 https://taskandpurpose.com/ne...
Ken LarsonApr 14, 20241 min readSPRING BREAKIn the Valley (click the link and then the pic for telescopic view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53651300995/in/date...
Ken LarsonApr 13, 20242 min readMarine Barracks Modernization Plan Aimed At Keeping Marines From Exiting The Service“MARINE TIMES” By Irene Loewenson “Marines in some barracks have had to live with visible mold, vermin, broken appliances and other...
Ken LarsonApr 12, 20247 min readFailure To Understand FCPA and ITAR Has Consequences For Any US Government Export ContractorThe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) must be thoroughly understood by any...
Ken LarsonApr 11, 20243 min readHow Federal Agencies Can Separate AI Hype From Reality“FEDERAL TIMES” By John Mark Suhy “Federal agencies should look past the marketing hype created by companies trying to sell to the U.S....
Ken LarsonApr 9, 20245 min readHappy 40th Birthday To The FAR, But Has It Gone Too Far?“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Roger Waldron “The current FAR is over 2,000 pages long, . Small business participation in the federal market...
Ken LarsonApr 8, 20242 min readFor April 2024 National Volunteer Month – What Makes It All Worthwhile?By Ken Larson Smalltofeds “The ultimate reward ? When a small business puts their own unique twists on basic suggestions and develops a...
Ken LarsonApr 7, 20241 min readMinnesota Sunrise At The Boat Lift https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53633583930/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonApr 7, 20243 min readAre Americans Truly Independent?THE BRANCH UPON WHICH WE SIT Technology has permitted marvelous advances and opportunities in communication and convenience. It has also...
Ken LarsonApr 6, 20242 min read250,000 Veterans Agree To $6B Settlement With Earplug Company“STARS AND STRIPES” By Rose L. Thayer “For the settlement, 98% of service members and veterans with claims had to agree to it. 3M, the...
Ken LarsonApr 5, 20245 min readContract Line Item Structure – The Heart of Your Federal Government Business Deal“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Contract Line Items (CLINs) specify products or services being procured and the negotiated prices for them....
Ken LarsonApr 4, 20242 min readMicroMentor Discussion On The SBA Mentor, Protégé ProgramAsk and answer questions https://www.micromentor.org/question/13895 Zacharey Smith – MicroMentor and Founder “AlignTech”...
Ken LarsonApr 3, 20244 min readSpring Policy Initiatives Shaping Federal Government Procurement Operations“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Roger Waldron “A Procurement Policy Spring Cleaning Checklist highlighting the key initiatives that will shape...
Ken LarsonApr 2, 20243 min readAcquiring An Incumbent Work Force As An Element Of Winning A Government Contract“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “During the course of marketing to the federal government the small business will encounter opportunities...
