Ken LarsonSep 18, 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 LarsonSep 17, 20223 min read Costs Of US Wars Linger For More Than 100 Years Benefits To Veterans And Their Families Continue Long After Conflicts Are Over. AP News By Mike Baker “If history is any judge, the U.S....
Ken LarsonSep 16, 20222 min readPentagon Issues Memorandum To Contracting Officers On Managing Existing Contracts Inflation“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ross Wilkers “The plan is for DOD to consider upward adjustments to contract prices based on current economic...
Ken LarsonSep 15, 20222 min readPentagon Seeks Commercially Available Modelling Software For Supply Chain Disruption Solutions“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “In a solicitation from the Defense Innovation Unit, a Pentagon agency that fosters DoD adoption of...
Ken LarsonSep 14, 20224 min readHow The Government Contracting Community Can Better Appeal To Gen Z“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Glenn Kurowski “Generation Z is a small part of today’s workforce, but they are the future and we know...
Ken LarsonSep 13, 20221 min readAcquisition Regulation Comparator Is Now Live On Acquisition.Gov“FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE“ “The Acquisition Regulation Comparator (ARC) provides Acquisition.gov users the ability to compare up to...
Ken LarsonSep 12, 20221 min read2022 Small Business Profiles For The States, Territories, And NationU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “Advocacy’s annual State Profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state...
Ken LarsonSep 11, 20224 min readSuccessful 50-Year Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) Faces Expiration This Month At “FEDERAL TIMES” – By Josh Lospinoso “The SBIR program has served the DOD, tech and science industries well for half a century. We need to...
Ken LarsonSep 10, 20223 min readGAO Finds Fault With VA Agent Orange Claims System“STARS AND STRIPES” By SARA SAMORA “The Department of Veterans Affairs may have denied benefits to thousands of Vietnam veterans...
Ken LarsonSep 9, 20221 min readGrow By Winning Service Contract Renewal Competitions And Acquiring The Incumbent Workforce“SMALLTOFEDS” “During the course of marketing to the federal government the small business will encounter opportunities involving...
Ken LarsonSep 8, 20223 min readDraft Strategy Outlines Air Force’s Future Digital Environment Through 2028“BREAKING DEFENSE’ By Jaspreet Gill “In a new interim draft strategy, the Air Force’s chief information officer lays out the service’s...
Ken LarsonSep 7, 20223 min read4 Keys To Engage Government Clients At Post-COVID Fiscal Year End“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Ashley Nicholson “As COVID-19 restrictions disappear, business development and client engagement require a new...
Ken LarsonSep 6, 20221 min readNew Federal Fiscal Year Ahead – Have You Managed Contract Funding Risk?“SMALL TO FEDS” “As the federal fiscal year draws to a close and the new year opens on 1 October, an astute contractor will have examined...
Ken LarsonSep 5, 20223 min readFor Labor Day – Servant Leadership – A Long Term Change To America’s Work Infrastructure?Image: “Servant Leadership.ca“ “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Bruce Lyman “As many companies consider making the transition to remote work...
Ken LarsonSep 4, 20223 min readTHE LIES THAT KILL“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” “The public must become more skeptical of government claims about the use of military force,...
Ken LarsonSep 3, 20222 min readTransition Stress – The Veteran’s Battle In Returning HomeImage: “Alignable“ “ALIGNABLE“ “The numbers are staggering — two-thirds of the 245,000 former soldiers returning home annually are...
Ken LarsonSep 2, 20221 min readConsider A Marketing Template In Your Small Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” “You are embarking on the utilization of SAMContract Opportunities, the gateway for federal government agencies advertising...
Ken LarsonSep 1, 20221 min readAstute Contract Closeout Process Avoids Unnecessary Delays“SMALL TO FEDS” “Becoming informed on government contract closeout steps and putting in place processes to support them in your business...
Ken LarsonAug 31, 20223 min readCourt Protects Closely Guarded Vendor Lists“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By David Rikkers “Successful companies are investing in efforts to create and maintain effective supply bases...
Ken LarsonAug 30, 20221 min readUpdated Finance And Copyright Resources Helping Small Business ExportersU.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION “The easy-to-understand Trade Finance Guide provides practical, how-to advice in a simplified...
