Ken LarsonJul 30, 20224 min read“Connecting The Dots” In the Military And Veterans Health Care Systems MazeBy Ken Larson A Vietnam Veteran and former federal contracts manager, who has been in the VA Health Care System for 16 years, offers...
Ken LarsonJul 29, 20224 min readHUB Zone Awards Keep Missing Federal Contract Goals A Quarter-Century After Creation“FEDERAL TIMES” By Molly Weisner “The federal HUBZone program has failed to meet a small-business contracting goal for more than two...
Ken LarsonJul 28, 20224 min readSmall Business Mentoring And Social Networking“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “A Mentor’s 16 -Year Comparative Review of The SCORE And MicroMentor Web Sites “ ____________________________...
Ken LarsonJul 27, 20223 min readDOD Funds $100 Million In Emerging Tech Projects To Help Bridge ‘Valley Of Death’“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Jaspreet Gill “The Pentagon is giving $100 million million total to various program offices under a new pilot...
Ken LarsonJul 26, 20221 min readLearn About America’s Seed Fund For Small BusinessU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “The Small Business Innovation Research program was signed into law 40 Years Ago. Since then, Small...
Ken LarsonJul 25, 20224 min readPentagon Diverted Small Business Fund To Defense Industry Giants“RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT” Written by Tevah Gevelber and Connor Echols “In just one year, more than $300 million earmarked for small...
Ken LarsonJul 24, 20224 min readThe Dire Necessity for U.S. Long Term Strategic VisionAlthough by far the most powerful country in the world, the U.S. is suffering from a lack of long term vision. The individual citizen is...
Ken LarsonJul 23, 20229 min readEmployers Are Not Complying With Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act “THE WARHORSE” By Michael de Yoanna "As Troops Face Mounting Demands to Serve in Crises, Civilian Employers Are Firing Them"...
Ken LarsonJul 22, 20223 min readWhy You Need To Control Your Personal Brand“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “Each of us has a personal brand in the market, things we are known for, things that we have...
Ken LarsonJul 21, 20225 min readVeteran Mental Health Care: A True Lack Of Leadership“THE HILL” BY KEN FALKE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR “A recent report from the Rand organization, “Defining the Standards of Care for Veteran...
Ken LarsonJul 20, 20226 min readThe ‘Outernet’: Secure ‘Internet In Space’ And Key To Future Space Force Hybrid Architecture“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Theresa Hitchens “The Pentagon has taken the first steps toward a future “hybrid space architecture” comprising...
Ken LarsonJul 19, 20223 min readBooz Allen Unveils $100M Venture Capital Fund To Back Tech Startups“DEFENSE NEWS” By Stephen Losey “Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the 10 largest U.S. defense contractors, launched a $100 million venture...
Ken LarsonJul 18, 20221 min readSmall Business Lending in the United States, 2020“Advocacy’s small business lending report examines FDIC data to determine the state of bank lending to small businesses. Small business...
Ken LarsonJul 17, 20222 min readU. S. Single Year Government Funding, Budget Control And The National Debt"Rose Covered Glasses" By Ken Larson "Having dealt with the funding process in the government contracting industry (both large and...
Ken LarsonJul 16, 20222 min readVA Reaching Out To Veterans, Builders To Award More Adapted Housing Grants“MILITARY TIMES ” By Leo Shane III, Deputy Editor “Federal officials want to fix up more disabled veterans’ homes, but first they need...
Ken LarsonJul 15, 20224 min readArmy CIO: FY23 Is ‘Year Of Inflection’ For Digital Transformation“BREAKING DEFENSE.COM” By Jaspreet Gill “The Army’s chief information officer said he wants fiscal 2023 to be the service’s ‘year of...
Ken LarsonJul 14, 20224 min readFederal Agency Suspensions And Debarments Hit 10-Year Low“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Frederic M. Levy, Michael Wagner and Michael Pierce “The Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee...
Ken LarsonJul 13, 20224 min read10 States With National Security Hubs Paying Highest Compensation For Security Clearances“CLEARANCE JOBS.COM” By Jillian Hamilton “The key in having a long career in national security is finding a state that compensates well,...
Ken LarsonJul 12, 20224 min readGAO Report Recommends DOD Take Department-Wide Risk Mitigation Actions“GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO) “The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Industrial Base Policy office does not yet have a consolidated...
Ken LarsonJul 11, 20223 min readTools To Help Grow Your Small Business Federal Government ContractingSBA “The U.S. government is the world’s largest customer. It buys all types of products and services — in both large and small quantities...
