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...
Ken LarsonApr 1, 20244 min readHow The Government Contracting Community Can Better Appeal To Gen Z“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Glenn Kurowski “Generation Z is a small part of today’s workforce, but they are the future and we know...
Ken LarsonMar 31, 20243 min readGlad I Did Not Take The Job – ‘The Destroyer Without A Round For Its Gun’CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE EDITOR’S NOTE: Near the end of a 36 year career in Aerospace and Defense I was offered a job by BAE in the...
Ken LarsonMar 31, 20241 min readFOCUS - Early Spring FishingBald Eagle - Vermillion River - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for closeup view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odys...
Ken LarsonMar 30, 20242 min readGAO Report – Pentagon Failing To Connect ‘At-Risk’ Exiting Service Members With Support Agencies“TASK AND PURPOSE” By Nicholas Slayton “The military calls it a “warm handover.” But data from the last two years shows that around 10%...
Ken LarsonMar 29, 20242 min readDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency Concept For A Moon-Based Railroad Network“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “The effort is part of DARPA’s Lunar Architecture Capability Study, or LunA-10. 14 Companies were selected...
Ken LarsonMar 28, 20242 min readWhy Social Network To Promote Your Small Business?“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Personal, professional and business branding is occurring regularly, whether or not we are aware of it. From...
Ken LarsonMar 27, 20244 min readPentagon ‘Maturity Model’ For Generative AI Coming In June“BREAKING DEFENSE” – By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr “We have a gap between the science and the marketing, and one of the things our...
Ken LarsonMar 26, 20243 min readDOD’s Investment Arm Details Its Financial Playbook For Scaling Out Tech“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “OSC’s plan is to lean on the Small Business Administration’s SBIC program and give loan...
Ken LarsonMar 25, 20244 min readManaging Teaming Relationship Risk in Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALL TO FEDS” By Ken larson “Most small businesses, particularly those selling services, will encounter the need to team with industry...
Ken LarsonMar 24, 20241 min readWINTER 'WANDERLAND'Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53602950607/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonMar 24, 20244 min readLoophole In Federal Law Enables Government Agencies To Buy data Gathered From Your Cellphone“PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” ‘The Bridge’ By Spurthi Kontham “In recent years, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies...
