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...
Ken LarsonMar 23, 20244 min readHow Military Service Prepared Me For A Life Of Civic Engagement“SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE” By Shawn VanDiver “The perspective you’ve gained from global deployments and working in diverse teams provides...
Ken LarsonMar 22, 20244 min read3 Areas DoD Must Fix To Rapidly Integrate New Commercial Technology“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Jeff Decker And Noah Sheinbaum “The Pentagon needs to invest more of its budget to transition commercial...
Ken LarsonMar 21, 20246 min readInsights to Succeed In Small Business Federal Government Service Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Service contracting to the federal government is a natural venue for small business. It does not require a...
Ken LarsonMar 20, 20242 min readOur Growing Emotional Intelligence Deficit In Digital Communications“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nic Coppings “Immersed in instant messaging, emails, and social media, brevity and speed are prized over...
Ken LarsonMar 19, 20244 min read‘Values-Based’ Marketing Techniques for Small Business“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson ‘Values-Based’ marketing does not relate to a client’s perception of your product or service value. Rather,...
Ken LarsonMar 18, 20244 min readParticipants From 40-Plus Countries Meeting To Thrash Out ‘Responsible AI’ For Military Use“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. “The goal is to share best practices, discuss models like the Pentagon’s online Responsible...
Ken LarsonMar 17, 20241 min readDOCKSIDE SUNRISE Lake Isabel , Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53588497500/in/dateposted-p...
Ken LarsonMar 17, 20245 min readHuman Suffering, War Profiteering, A $1 Trillion 2025 Military Budget And Irony Supporting Both Sides In Gaza” THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” (POGO) ‘The Bunker‘ By Mark Thompson “Pentagon rolls out a proposed 2025 budget nearing $1...
Ken LarsonMar 16, 20245 min readWhy Employment Is Only Half The Battle For America’s Veterans “THE HILL” By Rachel Scully “There is no “one size fits all” regarding career transitions for veterans. While changing career paths is...
Ken LarsonMar 15, 20244 min readHow Risk Drives Fixed Price Versus Cost Plus In Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “A conversation with an astute, anonymous interviewer for those who may be confused at times with regard to...
Ken LarsonMar 14, 20243 min readNew Pentagon Weapons Tester Pledges Not To Accept Defense Contractor Jobs For 2 Years After Departure“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Valerie Insinna “The Pentagon’s new independent weapons tester has agreed to ethics restrictions that for two years...
Ken LarsonMar 13, 20243 min readManaging Risk In Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS”By Ken Larson “The challenges and difficulties for the small business in government contracting are not so much in the areas...
Ken LarsonMar 12, 20244 min readPentagon’s High-Tech Transition Doomed Without Buy-In From PrimesCLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “FEDERAL TIMES” By Jere Glover “Incentivizing the major primes to incorporate small business technological...
Ken LarsonMar 11, 20244 min readFixes To Pentagon Broken Budgeting System Identified By PPBE CommissionClick Image to Enlarge “BREAKING DEFENSE By Valerie Insinna “The commission calls for the wholesale replacement of the PPBE system with a...
Ken LarsonMar 10, 20241 min readSPRING CLEAN-UP CREW ARRIVES Turkey Vulture, Red Tail Hawk And Bald Eagle - Mississippi River Trail (MRT) Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_...
