Immigrant owners consist of roughly 18 percent of business owners with employees and almost 23 percent of business owners without...

"SMALLTOFEDS" By Ken Larson “Contractual relationships established directly with the US government or under subcontracts and purchase...

UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “The Office of Inspector General issued a report that represents our current assessment of...

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PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “BREAKING DEFENSE” By Valerie Insinna “US arms sales to allies and partners bounced back with a total of...

“MILITARY TIMES” By Sharon Spielman “It can be a struggle for transitioning veterans to connect their military experience to potential...

“FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE FAI)“ “FAR Final Rule 2021-008 Amendments to FAR Buy American Act Requirements will be effective on Oct....

“FEDERAL ACQUISTION INSTITUTE (FAI)” “Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08 was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 23, 2022....

“C4ISRNET” By Colin Demarest “Hackers infiltrated a defense industrial base organization, maintained “persistent, long-term” access to...

ttps://larsoke4.wixsite.com/website/blog With well over a decade in volunteer small business consulting, I appreciate the many...

“DEFENSE ONE” By PATRICK MURPHY and BLAIR MILO “Americans across the country are seeing global crises affect their lives and families....

This article has been updated to adjust the amount of the national debt from what was $16 Trillion in 2012 when we first began our...

“U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS” “The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn...

“SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “Government contract proposal preparation is time consuming and can be costly. Meeting the agency Request...

“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “As a volunteer counselor over the last 14 years, I have noted common traits among the most successful small...

“GOVCONWIRE” By Edward Tuorinsky “How can businesses like yours proactively manage transformation? It requires a fundamental shift in...

‘NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE ‘ By Sean Carberry “Master’s degree students in Clemson University’s Automotive Engineering Department took a...

BREAKING DEFENSE By Jaspreet Gill “With just one day left until a program used widely within the Pentagon to spur innovation hits its...

PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE EDITOR’S NOTE: In 2008 at the tail end of a 36 year career in Aerospace and Defense I was offered a job ...

“MILITARY TIMES” – By Karen Jowers “Defense officials will launch a program in 2023 to place military spouses into paid fellowship...