Ken LarsonMar 22, 20231 min readINSIGHTS – Using Weighted Guidelines Profit Determination In Government Contract NegotiationsImage: Skyway AcquisitionWeighted Guidelines “SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “Understanding the weighted guidelines method can assist in...
Ken LarsonMar 21, 20234 min readThe ‘Freedom Of Information Act’ (FOIA) – Our Flashlight In The Dark“THE BRIDGE – AT THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” By Spurthi Kontham “The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966 in the...
Ken LarsonMar 20, 20231 min readCost Center Strategic Planning For Small Business Service Contractors“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “A growing small enterprise can enhance competitive rate development and cost management by effective cost...
Ken LarsonMar 19, 20231 min readWinter WaterfrontMississippi River Trail (MRT) Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for telescopic view) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ody...
Ken LarsonMar 19, 20239 min readThis Is What We Do in America. We Pause. We Forget. Then We Begin The Next War“THE WARHORSE” By M. Tabar “My stepfather, brother, and I served in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are still there, frozen in the suck—a...
Ken LarsonMar 18, 20233 min readVA To Award $52.5 Million In Grants To Local Organizations Working To Prevent Veteran SuicideU.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS “VA announces the availability of $52.5 million in grants to community-based organizations that...
Ken LarsonMar 17, 20233 min readGAO Report – Pentagon Audit Failures Due To Error Prone Systems And Lack Of Oversight “STARS AND STRIPES” By Doug G. Ware “A lack of oversight guidance within the Pentagon is a major reason why it’s still the only large...
Ken LarsonMar 16, 20233 min readPentagon Wants To Spur Cyber Talent Exchange With Tech Industry“C4ISRNET” By Colin Demarest and Molly Weisner “The Pentagon is evaluating how its 225,000-member cyber workforce can more easily...
Ken LarsonMar 15, 20233 min read‘Vendor Pools:’ One Strategy to Accelerate Acquisition and Increase Competition“AIR AND SPACE FORCES MAGAZINE” By Greg Hadley “What if the Air and Space Forces could create their own dream teams of contractors for...
Ken LarsonMar 14, 20236 min readWomen-Owned Small Businesses Say They Are “Not A Priority” For Federal Government Contracts“19th News.Org” By Chabeli Carranzana “As many as 89 percent of women small-business owners said they feel they are not on a level...
Ken LarsonMar 13, 20232 min readWhat to Expect from Government Small Business Contracting Pre-Award Surveys and Fact Finding“SMALLTOFEDS”By Ken Larson “When a government contracting specific market target has been identified and a proposal has been submitted,...
Ken LarsonMar 12, 20231 min readEAGLES BLUFF VIEWMississippi River Trail (MRT) -Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/52721621933/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonMar 12, 20235 min readPentagon Zumwalt Acrobatic Arithmetic–Replacing A Projectile Never Bought With A Hypersonic MissileEDITOR’S NOTE: The “Bunker” article by POGO’s Mark Thompson below has special significance to me. Near the end of my career in Aerospace...
Ken LarsonMar 11, 20232 min readFemale 4-Stars Discuss Changes For Women In Military Service“MILITARY TIMES” By Johathan Lehrfeld “In celebration of Women’s History Month, the nation’s top female military leaders met together in...
Ken LarsonMar 10, 20234 min readTime To Rethink Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Mandatory Disclosure Rule“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By David Robbins “The Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Mandatory Disclosure Rule was published nearly 15...
Ken LarsonMar 9, 20233 min readTips, Techniques And High-Impact Intangibles For Successful Proposals“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Kevin P. Young “New opportunities introduced this year address the five-year, $1.2 trillion critical...
Ken LarsonMar 8, 20233 min readWhat Execs Need To Know About Using LinkedIn“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “LinkedIn turns 20 on May 4th. Over the last decade it has become an integral part of the...
Ken LarsonMar 7, 20234 min readWhat Business Leaders Need to Know About CMMC Now“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Rachel A. McCaffrey “CMMC, or the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, is the...
Ken LarsonMar 6, 20232 min readIs Small Business SETA Contracting For You?“SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “SETA contracting is often utilized by the government to enhance agency statistics requiring firms that...
Ken LarsonMar 5, 20233 min readResident Veteran Comments – St. Paul Pioneer Press Investigative Article On Minnesota Veterans HomeThe Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) Today, March 5, 2023, the St. Paul Pioneer...
