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...
Ken LarsonAug 7, 20233 min readUS Military Targets Deepfakes And Misinformation With AI-Powered Tool“C4ISRNET” By Colin Demarest and Jaime Moore-Carrillo “The U.S. military is testing an artificial intelligence tool that can trawl social...
Ken LarsonAug 6, 20231 min readFLORA SUNLIGHT AND SHADOWS Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53093877164/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonAug 6, 20233 min readWhat Does Our History Of Massive Waste,Fraud and Abuse in Iraq Portend for Ukraine?By Ken Larson Our near term future as a country involves weighty decisions regarding our fiscal and national security. There will be...
Ken LarsonAug 5, 20233 min readMedal Of Honor Recipient Watches As Ship Bearing His Name Is Christened“MARINE TIMES” By David Sharp, The Associated Press “The Medal of Honor recipient, now 83, watched Saturday as his wife smashed a bottle...
Ken LarsonAug 4, 20237 min readIT Industry Supply Chain Issues Better – But Still ‘Whack-A-Mole’“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Jaspreet Gill “While the larger defense industry may be unevenly bouncing back, they have mostly recovered, or at...
Ken LarsonAug 3, 20235 min readRisk Analysis And Provisional Indirect Rates In Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “There are no industry average indirect rates in federal government contracting because there are wide swings...
Ken LarsonAug 2, 20237 min readArtificial Intelligence In Defense: Navigating Concerns, Seizing Opportunities“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Charles Cohen “Artificial intelligence continues to shape the defense landscape, bringing unprecedented...
Ken LarsonAug 1, 20233 min readThe Many Registration Opportunities In Small Business Federal Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Someone or something one day attracts your attention with the suggestion that the federal government may be...
Ken LarsonJul 31, 20232 min readProfessional Volunteer Work – What Makes It WorthwhileBy Ken Larson Smalltofeds I had two mentors at key points in my 36 year career in Aerospace. They were a combination of technical,...
Ken LarsonJul 30, 20231 min readBLOOMING VALLEYVermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for...
Ken LarsonJul 30, 20231 min readOriginal Veteran’s Satire From ‘Rose Colored Glasses’ Sixteen Years AgoEDITORS NOTE: A decade and a half ago, a group of Vietnam Era Veterans gathered to write satire on world events. This project was...
Ken LarsonJul 29, 20233 min readNonprofit Trains Service Dogs For Veterans Battling PTSD“MILITARY TIMES” By Dave Lubach “Shannon Walker had worked with hundreds of dogs and their owners during 30 years as a professional dog...
Ken LarsonJul 28, 20233 min read‘Total Time Accounting’ In Small Business Government Service Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “It is necessary to establish a written policy and procedure disclosing time keeping practices to government...
Ken LarsonJul 27, 20234 min readA Smarter Way To Catch Insiders Who Leak Top Secret Information“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Dr. Georgianna Shea & Logan Weber “The use of user behavior analytics is a promising solution that can help...
Ken LarsonJul 26, 20233 min readBOOZ ALLEN TO PAY $377.45 MILLION - In One Of The Largest Procurement Fraud Settlements In History, 'Whistleblower' Nets $ 69.8 Million DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Columbia Press Release Number: 23-408 “Booz...
Ken LarsonJul 25, 20232 min readFederal Agencies Set Small Business Contracting Record Even As Opportunities Decrease“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Chris Riotta “The total number of federal contracting dollars geared for small businesses hit an all-time high...
