Ken LarsonMay 20, 20221 min readSmall Business Hiring NeedsU.S. SBA OFFICE OF ADVOCACY By Daniel Brown, Regulatory Economist “New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the tightening...
Ken LarsonMay 19, 20224 min readThe U.S. Army Is Building A ‘Dashboard’ To Measure Human Performance“ARMY TIMES” – By Todd South “Granular detail on how an individual soldier or groups of soldiers might perform has remained tantalizingly...
Ken LarsonMay 18, 20224 min readGrowing Your Small Business To Assure Its Survival“SCORE Southeast Minnesota” By Dean L. Swanson “Success requires consistent planning, grit, and strategic execution. You also need to...
Ken LarsonMay 17, 20224 min readU.S. Army “One World Terrain” Becoming High-Demand War Planning ToolUSCICT VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Avi4CiZ-CU “DEFENSE NEWS” – By Jen Judson “The U.S. Army’s One World Terrain, a virtual...
Ken LarsonMay 16, 20225 min readFour Lessons That Should Upend Pentagon’s Five-Year Strategy“DEFENSE ONE” By John Ferrari “Though many of today’s national-security discussions are focused on the war in Ukraine or congressional...
Ken LarsonMay 15, 20225 min read“Odyssey of Armaments” A Veteran’s View After 36 Years of Warfare And Weapons“Rose Covered Glasses” By Ken Larson “I hope this account of my 36-year military and industry experience in warfare and weapons supplies...
Ken LarsonMay 14, 20222 min read$2 Million Wasted On Cell Phones For Homeless Vets That Went Unused“AP NEWS” By Michael Casey “The VA Inspector General’s report found that the Veterans Health Administration spent nearly $7 million to...
Ken LarsonMay 13, 20221 min readNASA Expands Crowdsourcing Program“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “More companies join the effort, for which NASA expanded the ceiling to $175 million so it could...
Ken LarsonMay 12, 20223 min readAgencies Targeting Friction-Less Acquisition In Variety Of WaysFEDERAL NEWS NETWORK By Amelia Brust “Accelerating Acquisition in the Dynamic Workplace webinar, sponsored by FedInsider, gathered agency...
Ken LarsonMay 11, 20223 min readVA Rolls Out New Website To Streamline Contracting, Innovation“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – By David Thornton “The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new digital one-stop shop for contractors looking to...
Ken LarsonMay 10, 20223 min readRecord 40-Year-High Inflation Level Affecting Pentagon Contract Negotiations“DEFENSE NEWS” By Bryant Harris “The Pentagon acknowledged a record 40-year-high inflation level is starting to affect contract...
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,...
