Ken LarsonAug 26, 20223 min readHow Business Partnering Can Help You Become A Government Contractor“FEDERAL TIMES” By Melissa Rayworth “For entrepreneurs, it’s part of the central mythology: You launch your own business because you want...
Ken LarsonAug 25, 20221 min readTeam Early, Exclusively And Synergistic In Small Business Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” Synergism is paramount in teaming with any size company, whether in a lead or subcontracting role. There should be...
Ken LarsonAug 24, 20221 min readUnderstanding The Stages Of Unsolicited Small Business Government Contract Proposals‘SMALLTOFEDS” “Most enterprises in government contracting encounter the possibility of submitting an unsolicited proposal. The perceived...
Ken LarsonAug 23, 20221 min readOrganization Conflict of Interest (OCI) Awareness Prevents Protests & Past Performance Degradation Image: purchasinginsight.com “SMALLTOFEDS” “While planning, marketing, teaming, proposing or performing under federal government programs...
Ken LarsonAug 22, 20224 min readDHS Marks Expansion Of Bug Bounty Efforts With Impending Contract Awards“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” by Justin Doubleday “The Department of Homeland Security is planning to award up to four contracts as early as...
Ken LarsonAug 21, 20224 min read3M’s Heartless Approach Toward Purple Heart Recipients With Hearing Loss“MILITARY TIMES” By James McCormick “From 1999 through 2015, 3M sold earplugs to every branch of the armed forces. The earplugs did not...
Ken LarsonAug 20, 20222 min readFuture Sailors, Prior-Service Members Eligible for Bonuses and Loan Repayment up to $115,000U.S. NAVY PRESS OFFICE From Commander, Navy Recruiting Command ” Future Sailors and Prior Service Members, either Navy Veterans or Other...
Ken LarsonAug 19, 20222 min readAre You Driving the Tools & Not the Car In Launching Your Small Business?“SMALLTOFEDS“ https://www.smalltofeds.com/2015/05/are-you-driving-tools-not-car-in.html “Don’t let poor judgments on technology detract...
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...
