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...
Ken LarsonApr 19, 20222 min readThe Balance Between Bid Decision Rigidity and Serendipity“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mike Lisagor “The most successful companies find a balance between chasing everything and being too picky on...
Ken LarsonApr 18, 20223 min readGSA Driving Sustainability Goals With IT Contract Procurement Language“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Amelia Brust “Complex commercial satellite communications solutions contract, which has climate change risk...
Ken LarsonApr 17, 20229 min readThe Unseen Scars of Those Who Kill Via Remote Control“THE NEW YORK TIMES” By Dave Philipps “(Captain Kevin) Larson was a drone pilot — one of the best. He flew the heavily armed MQ-9 Reaper,...
Ken LarsonApr 16, 20222 min readAdmiral Linda Fagan – First Woman Nominated To Head A U.S. Military Branch Vice Adm. Linda Fagan is promoted to the rank of admiral during a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters, June 18, 2021. US Coast Guard...
Ken LarsonApr 15, 20222 min readFinance Export Transactions“SBA” “Nearly 96 percent of consumers live outside the U.S., and two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power is in foreign countries. If...
Ken LarsonApr 14, 20224 min readTOP FOUR ZERO TRUST“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK By James Yeager “Zero trust represents a dramatic shift in how federal agencies will secure infrastructure,...
Ken LarsonApr 13, 20221 min read$3 Million Cash Prizes In Government Challenge Contest To Make 5G more CompatibleCHALLENGE.GOV “NTIA and DOD are conducting the 5G Challenge to accelerate the adoption of open interfaces, interoperable subsystems, and...
Ken LarsonApr 12, 20223 min readWoman-Owned Businesses Can Grow Market Share By Teaming “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY By Mary Lazzeri and Traci Walker “In a call to action, a pair of women business leaders urge women-owned...
Ken LarsonApr 11, 20223 min read70% Increase – Industries Eligible For Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Set-AsidesU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “The U.S. Small Business Administration published an updated list of eligible industries for federal...
Ken LarsonApr 10, 20223 min readReport On Consolidation In The Defense Industrial Base“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Aaron Mehta “The report, “State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base,” comes out of a July executive...
Ken LarsonApr 9, 20225 min readFocus On Treating ‘Invisible Wounds’ Say Veterans Advocates “MILITARY TIMES” “We must also come to terms with the reality that while public gestures of appreciation are nice, our veterans and...
Ken LarsonApr 8, 20224 min readFederal Ethics Program Guidance Update Useful for Smaller BusinessesPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Ann R. Harris “In June 2020, the Department of Justice criminal division...
Ken LarsonApr 7, 20225 min readBidding For An Award On “Polaris” $10 Billion Small Business (GWAC) Now A No-Win Situation For Many“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Jason Miller “Hundreds of small businesses are now in an unenviable position of having to make a tough decision...
Ken LarsonApr 6, 20222 min readWhy Size Matters And Where Today’s Small Business Government Contracting Discussion Needs To Start“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers “The largest federal contractors continue to get bigger and that says a lot...
