Ken LarsonFeb 23, 20234 min readFederal Agencies Stymied By Ancient IT Infrastructure And Staffing Woes“FEDERAL TIMES” By Molly Weisner “Federal offices are mired with outmoded IT infrastructure, some dating back to nearly the 1950s, and by...
Ken LarsonFeb 22, 20231 min readDCAA Service Contract Audits And Small Business Job Cost Accounting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Small Businesses typically have a learning experience growing into government services contracting. Part of...
Ken LarsonFeb 21, 20233 min read8 Client Satisfaction Guidelines Every Government Project Manager Should Know“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mike Lisagor “It’s impossible to overstate the importance of relationships to the successful management of a...
Ken LarsonFeb 20, 20233 min readHow the Government Can Improve Access to Small BusinessesPLEASE CLICK ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE “HIGHERGOV.COM” “There are a number of relatively simple steps the government can take to level the...
Ken LarsonFeb 19, 20231 min readWINTER PANORAMA Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for telescopic view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyo...
Ken LarsonFeb 19, 20232 min read10 Reasons To Avoid The Next World WarPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE By Ken Larson We must intuitively arrive at the conclusion that war is a waste and avoid it for reasons...
Ken LarsonFeb 18, 20233 min readVeterans Needing Business Start-Up Help Can Turn To Warrior Rising“VA,GOV” By Ken VenneraChief of Staff/ADVC, Warrior Rising “Warrior Rising is a 501c3 non-profit organization comprised of Veterans, and...
Ken LarsonFeb 17, 20233 min readWhat Small Businesses Can Do to Win Federal Contracts“HIGHERGOV.COM” “Federal government contracts can be extremely valuable for small businesses. The average value of contracts awarded to...
Ken LarsonFeb 15, 20233 min readBroad Agency Coverage Under Alliant 2 To Be Carried Forward In Alliant 3 – Including Small Business “THE COALITION FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT” “100 federal agencies have participated in the Alliant 2 program, demonstrating the value that...
Ken LarsonFeb 14, 20232 min readMicroMentors Discuss Approaches To Entering The SBA Mentor, Protégé ProgramAsk and answer questions https://www.micromentor.org/question/13895 Zacharey Smith – MicroMentor and Founder “AlignTech”...
Ken LarsonFeb 13, 20233 min readThe Pentagon Must Make A Culture Shift To Embrace Innovation“DEFENSE NEWS” By Mac Thornberry “In certain fields, the private sector is far surpassing the government in developing new technologies....
Ken LarsonFeb 12, 20231 min readPLACID VIEW AT SUNSET Vermillion River Trail - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for telescopic view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyo...
Ken LarsonFeb 12, 20233 min readRegulate Military Use Of Emerging Tech New Report UrgesCyberwarfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training...
Ken LarsonFeb 11, 20233 min read$10 Billion DOD/VA Military Records System Project Continues Its Multi-Year Fight Path Failure“Developers of the embattled electronic health records system that Veterans Affairs officials hope to deploy in coming years are pushing...
Ken LarsonFeb 10, 20237 min readEstablishing Compliant Small Business Systems For Federal Government Services Contracts“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “To effectively market a federal government services contract a small business must sell on the basis of...
Ken LarsonFeb 9, 20233 min readSmall Business Partnerships Are Now Even More Important For Large Contractors“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Lisa Veith “As we look toward the future of federal contracting, it’s becoming clear that large government...
Ken LarsonFeb 8, 20233 min readPentagon Board Requests Input On Challenges Non-Traditional Businesses Face Partnering With DOD“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “The Pentagon’s innovation advisory board wants feedback from businesses and investment firms about how to...
Ken LarsonFeb 7, 20233 min readGSA ‘OASIS’ – A Continuing Success Story“THE COALITION FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT” “About a decade ago, the General Services Administration (GSA) commenced with the...
Ken LarsonFeb 6, 20234 min readDARPA Developing Seaplane That Can Transport Large Amounts Of Cargo Over Water“DEFENSE NEWS” – By Stephen Losey “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tapped two companies to design, and possibly build,...
Ken LarsonFeb 5, 20231 min readFROSTY WINTER MORNINGMississippi River Trail (MRT) - Hastings, Minnesota (click the link - the the pic for telescopic view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ody...
