Ken LarsonAug 25, 20232 min readSatellite Startup ‘True Anomaly’ Opens Colorado Factory“C4ISRNET” By Coutney Albon “True Anomaly received authorization from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Federal...
Ken LarsonAug 24, 20232 min readDon’t Overlook The Impact Of The Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “The CDRL is a register of the deliverable data items. Each data item has a discrete numeric identifier, a...
Ken LarsonAug 23, 20233 min readNATO Creates $1.1B Investment Fund To Target Tech Startups“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers, Senior Staff Reporter “We will have to think globally about that constant search for “what’s...
Ken LarsonAug 22, 20234 min readWhat To Expect When Applying For Your First Security Clearance “FEDERAL TIMES” By Molly Weisner “It takes, on average, 54 days for a secret clearance and 83 days for a top secret, per a 2021 report...
Ken LarsonAug 21, 20236 min readCompanies Ask If Pentagon’s Innovation Ecosystem Is Getting Out Of Hand“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Sean Carberry, Managing Editor “Today, there is a veritable alphabet soup of incubators, accelerators,...
Ken LarsonAug 20, 20231 min readDEEP WOODS DELIGHTS Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53125741531/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonAug 20, 20232 min readHow Does A Military Combat Veteran Feel About Recent Events?File photo (Bumble Dee/shutterstock.com) The civilian must accept his or her role in world events and decisions. Elected representatives...
Ken LarsonAug 19, 20234 min read‘Connecting The Dots’ In the Military And Veterans Health Care Systems MazeBy Ken Larson A Vietnam Veteran and former federal contracts manager, who has been in the VA Health Care System for 16 years, offers...
Ken LarsonAug 18, 20231 min readNew Federal Fiscal Year Ahead – Have You Managed Contract Funding Risk?“SMALLTOFEDS” “As the federal fiscal year draws to a close and the new year opens on 1 October, an astute contractor will have examined...
Ken LarsonAug 17, 20233 min readFiscal Year End Sales Tip – Make A Stellar LinkedIn First Impression Throughout The Year“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “Making a good first impression means leveraging your LinkedIn profile to build your network, no...
Ken LarsonAug 16, 20233 min readDARPA AI Cyber Challenge Aims To Secure Nation’s Most Critical Software“DARPA” “A call to top computer scientists, AI experts, software developers, and beyond to participate in the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC)...
Ken LarsonAug 15, 20235 min readPrincipal Factors in Forming a Small Business Federal Government Contracting Company“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson What conditions drive the right time to form a small business federal government contracting enterprise? ...
Ken LarsonAug 14, 20235 min readHow An ESOP Can Help Your Business And Empower Your Employees“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Jamie Waldren “Discover how an employee stock ownership plan can transform your business, empower your...
Ken LarsonAug 13, 20231 min readMid-Summer Eye CandyMID- SUMMER EYE-CANDY - Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link athen the pic for telescopic view)...
Ken LarsonAug 13, 20239 min readWar Making Decisions – Power And The Price We Pay“THE ATLANTIC” From “The Iraq War and the Inevitability of Ignorance” By James Fallows “The U.S. is destined to keep overlearning the...
Ken LarsonAug 12, 20234 min readArmy Prep Course Has Seen 95% Grad Rate, $15M In Bonuses In 1st Year“STARS AND STRIPES” By Doug G. Ware “The Army has improved its recruiting candidate pool and paid more than $15 million in cash bonuses...
Ken LarsonAug 11, 20231 min readSmall Business Set-Aside Funding To Propose A Relevant Project On A Small Business Issue“The Office of Advocacy is excited to announce funding for economic research on small business issues. Advocacy’s new research contract...
Ken LarsonAug 10, 20235 min readPricing Service Contracts With Credibility in Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Pricing may be the winning element in the source selection equation. Here are some tips on establishing and...
Ken LarsonAug 9, 20234 min readSix Steps To Safeguarding Government Software Amid Rising Threats“FEDERAL TIMES: By Shawn Kingsberry “The recent global cyber-attack targeting MOVEit federal software serves as a vivid reminder of the...
Ken LarsonAug 8, 20233 min readWhat Small Business Should Know About FAR And CAS “SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Small businesses consistently encounter The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting...
