Contract Closeout In Small Business Federal Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “Becoming informed on government contract closeout steps and putting in place processes to support them in...
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We Built a Surveillance State. What Now?
“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” By Don Bell “For decades, Republicans and Democrats have greenlit a massive surveillance apparatus....
Are Americans Truly Independent?
THE BRANCH UPON WHICH WE SIT By Ken Larson Technology has permitted marvelous advances and opportunities in communication and...
GOLDEN BYWAY
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Opportunities For Veterans Are Abundant In Skilled Trades
“MILITARY TIMES By Dave Lubach “The hiring atmosphere for positions in the skilled trades screams of opportunities for transitioning...
Defense Civilian Training Corps Pilot Program Finishes First Year
EDITOR’S NOTE: For further information on the DCTC program please see the Defense Acquisition University Article at: DAU – Culture of...
DLA Mentor-Protégé Program To Help Small Businesses Thrive, Compete For Contracts
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY – BY Beth Reece “The DLA Mentor-Protégé Program will incentivize successful DLA prime contractors to provide...
Unallowable Costs Under Federal Government Contracts
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Certain costs cannot be allowed in prices, cost reimbursements or settlements under contracts with the US...
Pentagon Submits Proposed Federal Register Rule To Implement CMMC 2.0
“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Carley Welch “The rule includes new requirements for contracting officers, ensuring that parties bidding on...
Three Steps Toward Fixing The Acquisition Insanity At The Pentagon
“BREAKING DEFENSE” By By John Ferrari “The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 , best known for reforming the combatant commands, also...
FAVORITE ROADWAY BEND
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How the Defense Industry Price Gouges the Pentagon
“THE NATIONAL INTEREST” By Julia Gledhill “The distillation of the defense industry as the number of prime military contractors shrank...
4 Crucial Steps To Evaluating Risk In Your Post-Military Career
“ MILITARY.COM ” – By Lida Citroen “Growing your career in the private sector is all about weighing the pros and cons of every...
Protecting Intellectual Property And Proprietary Data In Federal Government Contracting
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Contractual relationships established directly with the US government or under subcontracts and purchase...
Pentagon Preparing Release Of Free Cyber Security ‘Due Diligence Tools’ for Small Businesses
“NATIONAL SECURITY MAGAZINE” By Allyson Park “The Office of Small Business Programs launched Project Spectrum,...
Army Bundling Professional Services Acquisition From Industry Into One Contract Marketplace
“ U.S. ARMY.MIL ” “MAPS, will be a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity acquisition vehicle for a variety of IT and...
Techniques to Profile Your Government Contract Competition
“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “An effective competitor profile is a key tool in performing risk analysis and making related trade off...
2024 Top 100 Defense Market Leaders – Not Much Has Changed
“DEFENSE NEWS” By Doug Berenson and Ian van Son “Clearly, the commanding heights are occupied by a core group of highly competitive and...
BLOOM ON THE TRAIL
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A Thank You and 4 Gifts from Ken Larson at “Smalltofeds”
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Approaching two decades in volunteer small business consulting, I appreciate the many individuals who have...
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