Ken LarsonMay 9, 20223 min readImplementation Guidance To Agencies on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act(Please Click Image To Enlarge) ” GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE” By COURTNEY BUBLÉ “The initial guidance will ensure that there is minimal fraud,...
Ken LarsonMay 8, 20221 min readHappy Mother’s Day To Minnesota Veterans Home Management and Staff Mothers – Hastings, MinnesotaMy thanks to the management and staff mothers – and all others – who make the Minnesota Veterans Home Hastings (MVH) a home for many....
Ken LarsonMay 7, 20222 min readDon’t Do College Alone, Go As Part Of A “Posse”“VETERANS ADMINISTRATION – Vantage Point” “The Posse Foundation developed a program to prepare Veterans for the college experience. The...
Ken LarsonMay 6, 20225 min readIndustrial Base Should Prepare for Export Control ReformsPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Christopher Stagg “The State Department’s directorate of defense trade...
Ken LarsonMay 5, 20224 min readPublic Procurement And Outlook In 2022“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Mark Eigenbauer “The last two years of the pandemic, economic and social change have influenced operational...
Ken LarsonMay 4, 20222 min readGSA And CIO Council Developing Zero Trust Playbooks“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” Chris Riotta “General Services Administration is partnering with the Federal CIO Council on zero trust playbooks...
Ken LarsonMay 3, 20223 min readEssential Elements For Delivering Exceptional Support To The Federal Government“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – INSIGHT BY LMI “This content is sponsored by LMI. “The past few years have been exceptionally challenging for...
Ken LarsonMay 2, 20222 min readSBA Proposes Changes In Nine North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) SectorsU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “The proposed changes in nine sectors, including manufacturing and transportation, will enable more...
Ken LarsonMay 1, 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 LarsonApr 30, 20223 min readVA To Award $174 Million In Veteran Suicide Prevention Grants To Community Groups"U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION" “Congress has authorized $174 million to be appropriated to carry out the SSG Fox SPGP, a three-year...
Ken LarsonApr 29, 20223 min readPentagon Seeks At Least $377 Million Over 5 Years For New Rapid Experimentation Fund“DEFENSE NEWS’ – By Courtney Albon “The defense-wide request includes $70 million for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve in fiscal...
Ken LarsonApr 28, 20222 min readGlobal Military Spending Tops $2 Trillion for First Time BC-Global-Military-Spending-Tops-$2-Trillion-for-First-Time-as-Europe-Boosts-Defenses , Niclas Rolander ” BNN BLOOMBERG” By Niclas...
Ken LarsonApr 27, 20222 min readPentagon’s 2022 Plan For Diversity, Equity And Inclusion“MILITARY TIMES" By Meghann Myers “The idea, according to the plan’s executive summary, is that DoD will expand its DEI efforts outside...
Ken LarsonApr 26, 20223 min readPentagon Eyeing Cloud To Help Firms Meet CMMC Cybersecurity Requirements“BREAKING DEFENSE” Jaspreet Gill “Looking for ‘innovative solutions’ to help contractors meet at least 85 out of 110 controls in NIST...
Ken LarsonApr 25, 20223 min readPentagon Pursues Expansion For Small Business Defense Research Programs‘C4ISRNET’ By Joe Gould “Among the Pentagon’s legislative proposals for the annual defense policy bill, it wants to raise the ceiling for...
Ken LarsonApr 24, 20224 min readBankruptcy Or Bombs – Sprawling Defense Budget Sets US Up For Financial And Military Ruin“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Daniel L. Davis “Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Pentagon officials have argued that the incursion is the clearest...
Ken LarsonApr 23, 20223 min readVA Releases Equity Action Plan To Tackle Barriers, Assist Under-Served Veteran Populations“STARS AND STRIPES” BY SARA SAMORA “The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled its Equity Action Plan, which the agency said would...
Ken LarsonApr 22, 20223 min readThought Leadership Takes Expertise…And Passion“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ By Mark Amtower “There are multiple elements to establishing yourself as a thought leader and subject matter...
Ken LarsonApr 21, 20223 min readPentagon’s ‘Glaring Weakness’: Bureaucracy Hampering Commercial Tech Adoption“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Jaspreet Gill “Maintaining our military’s technological superiority requires us not only to develop defense...
Ken LarsonApr 20, 20223 min readGovernments At All Levels Are Putting A Greater Emphasis On Resilience“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY By William D. Eggers “As the COVID-19 pandemic transforms into a persistent and endemic malady, government...
