Ken LarsonJul 222 min readTech Startup HavocAI, Lockheed Martin Strike Partnership To Develop, Scale Medium USVs“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Justin Katz “Defense tech startup HavocAI and the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin today announced a...
Ken LarsonJul 213 min readMaking An Astute Bid/No Bid Decision In Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” – By Ken Larson “When considering submitting a proposal to a given government solicitation, conduct a bid/no bid exercise....
Ken LarsonJul 204 min readNumbers Tell The Story – Is Our Government Looking In The Right Places For Cost Cutting?“FROM ‘THE BUNKER’ AT THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” By Mark Thompson “Can the U.S. have a reasoned national debate on a new...
Ken LarsonJul 201 min readTRAIL COMPANION Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54666792323/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 194 min readLeaving The Military – Pursuing Your Passion Or Just Finding A Job“MILITARY TIMES” By Kirk Windmueller “Understand that your passion might be in your work or it might lie outside of it. Know the...
Ken LarsonJul 183 min readHow To Leverage AI In Your Job Search“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Lilly Williams “By integrating AI tools into your strategy from crafting a tailored resume to practicing for...
Ken LarsonJul 174 min readWhat’s The Key To Better Defense Contracting? Measure What Works“MILITARY TIMES” By Jerry McGinn and Jeff Kojac “Better measurement of Agile Acquisition Vehicles is critical if we are to understand...
Ken LarsonJul 165 min read Pricing Service Contracts With Credibility in Small Business Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ Assuming a proposal to a government agency has an acceptable technical solution and past performance and...
Ken LarsonJul 153 min readWhy Customer-Designated ‘Key Personnel’ Matter In Government Contracting Proposals“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mike Lisagor and Lou Kerestesy “Key personnel are often (and should be) one of the top evaluation criteria...
Ken LarsonJul 141 min readTap Guidance And News In Small Business Government Contracting News And Views For Small Business Federal Government Contractors – By SCORE and MicroMentor Counselor, Ken Larson...
Ken LarsonJul 133 min readThe Citizen and the Citizen Military – What Lies Ahead?Military pay raises have been minimal, recruiting has been a challenge in the services. How do we acquire, train and retain what we need?...
Ken LarsonJul 131 min readSUMMER TRAIL MAGIC Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/51444513902/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 122 min readWhy Do They Ask If You Are A Protected Veteran In A U.S. Job Application?The companies to which you are applying are doing business with the Federal Government. As such they must abide by the law with regard to...
Ken LarsonJul 112 min readDon’t Overlook The Impact Of The Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “The CDRL is a register of the deliverable data items. Each data item has a discrete numeric identifier, a...
Ken LarsonJul 106 min readFour Steps To Follow To Enter The Defense Industrial Base“BREAKING DEFENSE” By CDR Adam Stein “If you start with a solving a problem, build the right relationships, use the tools to get funded,...
Ken LarsonJul 94 min read7 Government Contracting Myths“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “Depending on where one starts his or her journey of doing business with the government, they can...
Ken LarsonJul 83 min readIndustry Must Explain Commercial Best Practices To Government Agencies“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY “ By Ross Wilkers “ Assuming government leaders know what those practices are and how they work is not a good...
Ken LarsonJul 73 min readWhat Small Business Should Know About FAR and CAS“SMALLTOFEDS” BY Ken Larson “Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) – Rules of the Game and Developing...
Ken LarsonJul 61 min readSERENITY Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54632360793/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 62 min readReleasing Countries From The Humanitarian And Economic Prisons Of Warfare The way forward lies in developing a mutual understanding of our respective values and cultures in lieu of fighting wars by using...
