Ken LarsonAug 31, 20233 min readDoing Small Business With The Navy Shouldn’t Be ‘Artificially Hard,’ Research Chief Says“DEFENSE ONE” By Lauren C. Williams, Senior Editor “The Navy’s top research organization is “dedicated” to making it easier for small...
Ken LarsonAug 30, 20233 min readMaking An Astute Bid/No Bid Decision In Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “When considering submitting a proposal to a given government solicitation, conduct a bid/no bid exercise....
Ken LarsonAug 29, 20232 min readDARPA Exploring Technology Needed For Moon-Based Economy“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon Through the lunar architecture study, dubbed LunA-10, the agency aims to establish an analytical framework...
Ken LarsonAug 28, 20232 min readSBA 8(a) Court Ruling Portends Truncated 4th Quarter Spending On Small Business Program“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief “Federal spending on 8(a) contracts typically surges during the fourth quarter,...
Ken LarsonAug 27, 20234 min readConnecting The Dots Between Warfare And The Future Of Our Globe By Ken Larson The U.S. has spent $Trillions on warfare, incursion and weapons development at many times the rate of any other country. We...
Ken LarsonAug 27, 20231 min readLAKE REBECCA VIEW Just Off the Mississippi River Trail Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for telescopic view)...
Ken LarsonAug 26, 20232 min readVA Healthcare Workforce Tops 400,000 As More Hiring Looms“FEDERAL TIMES” By Leo Shane III “The Veterans Health Administration this month topped 400,000 employees for the first time with staffing...
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...
