Ken LarsonAug 18, 20225 min readDoes The Government Need A Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Enforcer?“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Justin Doubleday “A federal advisory committee is recommending Congress give a small office at the National...
Ken LarsonAug 17, 20223 min readDOD ‘Shark Tank’-Like Innovation Challenges Are Here To Stay With Two New Entries “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Scott Maucione “There’s Spark Tank, STEAM Tank, the Maneuver Innovation Challenge, Dragon’s Lair, the...
Ken LarsonAug 16, 20224 min readSlogan Best Practices And Change Trends Of The Washington Technology 2022 Top 100” WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ By Joyce Bosc “For companies, the most succinct message is a slogan or tagline. To discover what’s working, we...
Ken LarsonAug 15, 20222 min readSBA Support To Small Business In Government Contracting – An Entrepreneur’s Success Storyhttps://www.performance.gov/ “Thanks to the support of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Croft’s company grew from a net...
Ken LarsonAug 14, 20229 min readTop 100 Defense Contractor Revenues Climb Despite Supply Chain And Fiscal Disruption Turmoil“DEFENSE NEWS” By Joe Gould “Defense revenues of the top 100 defense companies climbed for a sixth consecutive year, a sign of the global...
Ken LarsonAug 13, 20221 min readAt Least One Photo Found For Every Veteran Honored On Vietnam Memorial“STARS AND STRIPES” “At least one photo has been found of each of the more than 58,000 service members listed on the memorial, also known...
Ken LarsonAug 12, 20223 min readSmall Versus Startup Enterprises, Venture Capital And Government Innovation Research Program Needs“C4ISRNET” By Andrew Powell “Despite calling itself “America’s Seed Fund”, the SBIR program expressly ignores professional seed...
Ken LarsonAug 11, 20223 min readPentagon Releases Inflation Guidance to Industry“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZNE” By Scott Freling, Paul Rowley and Evan R. Sherwood “In response to industry-wide questions about price...
Ken LarsonAug 10, 20222 min readFed Procurement Innovation Developing In The Federal Acquisition Institute’s “PTAI”https://www.fai.gov/periodic-table?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE The PTAI is a collaborative...
Ken LarsonAug 9, 20224 min read5 Things Every First-Time Bidder For Federal Contracts Should Know“FEDERAL TIMES” “If you’re a small business owner looking into government contracting, you’ve probably seen the well-meaning advice: Just...
Ken LarsonAug 8, 20225 min read10 Largest Department of Defense Contract Awards for July 2022“CLEARANCE JOBS. COM” By Jillian Hamilton “In July, Army had 50% of the 10 biggest contracts. More vaccine awards went out in July, as...
Ken LarsonAug 7, 20226 min readA Citizen’s Guide To Critique The PentagonThis article has been updated to adjust the amount of the national debt from what was $16 Trillion in 2012 when we first began our...
Ken LarsonAug 6, 20223 min readSeizing the Moment in Small Business Federal Government ContractingTHE MOMENT Trends on the horizon point to a bright future for small business in federal government contracting. Federal government...
Ken LarsonAug 6, 20224 min readWhat Are VA Medical and Disability Benefits, and How Do You Get Them?MILITARY.COM By Jim Absher “You may know that veterans may be eligible for free medical care and payments for disabilities, but exactly...
Ken LarsonAug 5, 20222 min readMajor Aerospace And Defense Companies Scouting Tech Startups For Venture Investment“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers, Senior Staff Reporter “Lockheed Martin doubled the size of its emerging technology-focused...
Ken LarsonAug 4, 20222 min readMark Amtower On Five Keys to Year-End Success on LinkedIn“I have identified over 2.5 million Feds on LinkedIn via 552 “company” pages of departments, agencies, operating divisions and offices,...
Ken LarsonAug 3, 20223 min readContractor Cybersecurity Certification Program (CMMC) Voluntary Trial Run“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – By Justin Doubleday “The Pentagon’s contractor cybersecurity certification program took a major step forward...
Ken LarsonAug 2, 20223 min readClosing FAR Small Business Set Aside Loophole To Made-In-China And Non-TAA Products“THE COALITION FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT” “When the government sets aside a procurement, the product of a domestic small business...
Ken LarsonAug 1, 20225 min readFY 2021 – Record-Breaking $154.2 Billion In Contracting to Small BusinessesSBA PRESS Release Number 22-61 Contact Tiffani Clements at tiffani.clements@sba.gov “Overall, the federal government exceeded its goal of...
Ken LarsonJul 31, 20222 min readThe Dark Side of the “World’s Most Admired” Companies“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” “Fortune magazine recently released a list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. From a...
