Ken LarsonMar 9, 20222 min readSpace Force Looks to Bridge the ‘Valley of Death’“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” Mikayla Easley “The Space Force is positioning itself to close the gap that often prevents the military from...
Ken LarsonMar 8, 20223 min readThe “Acquisition Next” Mindset To Improve DOD Buying“You Don’t Need To Rewrite Acquisition Regulations” – Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting in George...
Ken LarsonMar 7, 20223 min readPentagon Seeking Input On New Small Business And Academic Microelectronics Network“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “To supplement substantial U.S. investments in disruptive research and development, DoD must establish and...
Ken LarsonMar 6, 20222 min read10 Reasons To Avoid The Next World War“ROSECOVERED GLASSES” By Ken Larson “Conflicting parties must recognize the following facts: 1. The pace of technology, communication...
Ken LarsonMar 6, 20224 min readFormer Navy Officials Warn Pentagon Bloat Will Sink Ships“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Sandra I. Erwin “John Lehman, a former secretary of the Navy during the Reagan administration, had more...
Ken LarsonMar 5, 20225 min readVet Centers Step In To Help Fill A Gap In Services “THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL” By Frank Lennon “The Vet Centers were launched in 1978 by Vietnam vets who felt their needs were not being...
Ken LarsonMar 4, 20223 min readClosing The Deal With Your Agency Customers“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY”By Elle Hempen “Now, more than ever, agencies are looking for real partners that can help them actually move the...
Ken LarsonMar 3, 20222 min readExport Basics For Your Small BusinessU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “Nearly 96% of consumers live outside the U.S., and two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power is in...
Ken LarsonMar 2, 20226 min readCyber Tips and New SBA Grants to Help States And Entrepreneurs Combat Rise in Cyber AttacksU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PRESS RELEASE “As part of the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program, through the Office of...
Ken LarsonMar 1, 20222 min readA Six-Country Partnership For Space Protection And Defense“AIR FORCE MAGAZINE” By Amanda Miller “The U.S. and six other countries have published a new “vision” to guide them in combining their...
Ken LarsonFeb 28, 20224 min readTakeaways from Dip in U.S. Foreign Military Sales“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Nooree Lee and Emma Merrill “In December, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the fiscal...
Ken LarsonFeb 27, 20223 min readWhat’s Left In The Dust of Massive Defense Company Mergers?Image: HR Magazine.com.uk “DEFENSE NEWS“ “There’s a phrase — the mid-market squeeze — that encapsulates a truism in defense contracting:...
Ken LarsonFeb 26, 20222 min readTraining Academy Goes Viral Prepping Veterans For Tech Careers“MILITARY TIMES” “The Microsoft Software and Systems Academy will now be offered as a fully online, fully funded 16-17-week course....
Ken LarsonFeb 25, 20225 min readA New Era Of Workforce Management For Government Contracting“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “Government contractors are working to embrace a permanent hybrid workforce that brings many...
Ken LarsonFeb 24, 20227 min readMajor Cyber Attacks Need Not Be The New Normal“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE”By Gentry Lane “Cyberspace is the only warfighting domain in which daily degradation of critical assets is...
Ken LarsonFeb 23, 20222 min readRussia Success Hacking U.S. Defense ContractorsImage: CNN “BREAKING DEFENSE – By Lee Ferran “For the last two years hackers backed by the Russian government worked to infiltrate...
Ken LarsonFeb 22, 20223 min readItalian Intelligence Watchdog Flags Small, Sneaky Foreign Takeovers In Defense“DEFENSE NEWS” By Tom Kington “Italy’s intelligence watchdog has called for tighter, U.S.-style monitoring of corporate acquisitions...
Ken LarsonFeb 21, 20221 min readWar Veterans Comment On The ‘Mother’ Of Bad Ideas – The JR-15 Children’s Assault Riflehttps://www.salon.com/2022/01/28/maker-slammed-for-25-pound-childrens-rifle-based-on-ar-15_partner/ THIS IS NOT A TOY – IT IS A FULLY ...
Ken LarsonFeb 21, 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 LarsonFeb 20, 20229 min readWar Making Decisions – Power And The Price We Pay‘THE ATLANTIC” From “The Iraq War and the Inevitability of Ignorance” By James Fallows “The U.S. is destined to keep overlearning the...
