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...
Ken LarsonApr 5, 20223 min readFree Digital Tools For Small Businesses From The Small Business Digital Alliance“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “The Small Business Digital Alliance (SBDA), a new public-private co-sponsorship between the SBA and...
Ken LarsonApr 4, 20223 min readUpcoming Federal Contracts Women-Owned Small Businesses Should Know AboutPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By David Thornton “Spending on small business set-aside contracts took a dip...
Ken LarsonApr 3, 20221 min readPTSD – A Veteran’s Photo/Poetry Journal of Recovery from Post Traumatic Stress DisorderVIEW FREE ONLINE: https://www.behance.net/gallery/598032/PTSD-A-Veterans-PhotoPoetry-Journal- Also downloadable in Adobe format from the...
Ken LarsonApr 2, 20222 min readVeterans Affairs Budget Would Get Another Big Boost Under White House’s 2023 Spending PlanSee Also : https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2022/03/26/va-dod-cerner-drop-the-baton-again-in-16-billion-va-veterans-healthcare-...
Ken LarsonApr 1, 20223 min read“Other Transaction Agreements” (OTAs) And Beyond: Scaling Innovation In Defense Contracting“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Eric Lofgren “As extensive growth through higher budgets and contracting office adoption slows down, the...
Ken LarsonMar 31, 20222 min readPentagon’s Largest Ever RDT&E Budget Request Reflects Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prioritization“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Jaspreet Gill “The Pentagon is requesting its largest ever budget for research and development, with heavy...
Ken LarsonMar 30, 20224 min readDon’t Underestimate The Power Of Relationships In The Federal Market“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Mark Amtower “Over the past two years the fact that relationships really drive the government contracting...
Ken LarsonMar 29, 20225 min readApril 4, 2022 – Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Will Replace Dunn And Bradstreet (DUNS) Number In SAMImage: GSA Web Site “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Jason Miller “The federal government will finally pull the plug on the use of Dun and...
Ken LarsonMar 28, 20222 min readGSA Increases FY 2022 Small Disadvantaged (SDB) Contracting Goals From 5% To 21%GSA SDB Pesentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqUyI81ikug “GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE” By Chris Riotta “The General Services...
Ken LarsonMar 27, 20227 min readCongress Fills New Pentagon Reform Panel With Revolving Door Regulars“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” By Julia Gledhill The Center For Defense Information “The membership list of the Pentagon’s...
Ken LarsonMar 26, 20226 min readVA, DOD & Cerner “Drop The Baton” Again In $16 Billion + VA Veteran’s Healthcare Records RaceEditors’ Note: The story herein announces the latest bump on a decades- long road of efforts by DOD and the Veteran’s Administration to...
Ken LarsonMar 25, 20222 min readGSA Relaunches Federal IT Dashboard“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Chris Riotta “The relaunch of the federal IT dashboard represents its most significant overhaul since the...
Ken LarsonMar 24, 20222 min readVenture Capital Fund Focuses On Entrepreneurs In Dual-Use Commercial/Defense Technology“C4ISRNET” By Courtney Albon “A team of national security experts has launched a new venture capital fund targeting entrepreneurs...
Ken LarsonMar 23, 20224 min readThe Defense Department Is a Bad Customer – Let’s Change That“DEFENSE ONE” BY 1st Lt. Luke Chen and Capt. Louis McCullagh “Being a good customer by hearing private-sector concerns is particularly...
Ken LarsonMar 22, 20223 min readRussia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Need for U.S. Tech Alliances“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE By Yasmin Tadjdeh “Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine is highlighting the need for the United States to...
