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...
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...
