Ken LarsonMay 26, 20223 min readMemorial Day 2022 Remembering Two of Hastings, Minnesota’s BestGordon Charles Schmidt, 69, of Hastings, MN, passed away unexpectedly Saturday June 6th 2015 while gardening at the Minnesota Veterans...
Ken LarsonMay 25, 20223 min readWhy Businesses Now Need Military-Grade Cyber Security Solutions“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – David Berliner “To defend against the evolving threats, far too many companies are still relying on...
Ken LarsonMay 24, 20224 min readWhy A ‘Buy Allied’ Approach Matters“DEFENSE NEWS By Daniel Fata and Jerry McGinn “There are at least four essential reasons why making the U.S. aerospace and defense...
Ken LarsonMay 23, 20221 min readEntrepreneurial Education And Training For Transitioning Service Members And Spouses.“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by SBA as part...
Ken LarsonMay 22, 20225 min readHow To Mitigate The Threat Of Industrial Base Consolidation To InnovationPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” – By Riya Patel “The Defense Department recently released a report, State of...
Ken LarsonMay 21, 20222 min readResources Help Veterans With Education, Training And Employment Opportunities“US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) Mary Beard is a national employment coordinator for VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment office...
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...
