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...
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...
