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DARPA 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)...

Principal 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? ...

How 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...

Mid-Summer Eye Candy
MID- SUMMER EYE-CANDY - Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link athen the pic for telescopic view)...

War 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...

Army 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...

Small 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...

Pricing 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...

Six 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...

What Small Business Should Know About FAR And CAS
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Small businesses consistently encounter The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting...

US 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...

FLORA SUNLIGHT AND SHADOWS
Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/53093877164/in/dateposted-public/

What 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...

Medal 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...

IT 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...

Risk 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...

Artificial Intelligence In Defense: Navigating Concerns, Seizing Opportunities
“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Charles Cohen “Artificial intelligence continues to shape the defense landscape, bringing unprecedented...

The 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...

Professional Volunteer Work – What Makes It Worthwhile
By Ken Larson Smalltofeds I had two mentors at key points in my 36 year career in Aerospace. They were a combination of technical,...























