Ken LarsonJan 22, 20223 min read36 Military Veterans In Congress VOTE AGAINST Benefits To National Guard And Reserve “TASK AND PURPOSE” A bill that would expand eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits to members of the military’s National Guard and...
Ken LarsonJan 21, 20223 min readUS Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network Tackles Cyber ChallengesPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “C4ISRNET” By Mark Pomerleau “U.S. Cyber Command is expanding its partnerships with universities and...
Ken LarsonJan 20, 20224 min readDemand Grows for Multi-Skilled, Flexible Aerospace And Defense Engineers“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Stephanie C. Hill “Traditionally, industry prioritized developing “specialized” engineers who would focus...
Ken LarsonJan 19, 20224 min readResolutions For B2G 2022 Marketing Plans “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Stephanie Geiger “As the single largest consumer in the world, the U.S. Federal Government spends more than...
Ken LarsonJan 18, 20224 min readWhat You Need To Know As DOD Ramps Up Procurement Fraud Investigations“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By Noah Leiden and Patrick Fitzgerald “Fraud, waste and abuse risks are making headlines again in Department of...
Ken LarsonJan 17, 20224 min readMeeting The Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain ChallengesImage: marcorubber “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Chris Sax, Robert Van Steenburg and Jacob Winn “Due to its unique position as the core...
Ken LarsonJan 16, 20227 min readThe Real Versus Perceived Power Of The U.S. PresidencyA NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Those of us in the Military Veteran Community, who also worked for years with the federal government have become...
Ken LarsonJan 15, 20224 min readSix Things Veterans Can Do to Strengthen Our Democracy“DEFENSE ONE” – By WILLIAM BRANIFF, JOE PLENZLER AND ANIL NATHAN “Our nation faces many challenges, from ending the COVID-19 pandemic to...
Ken LarsonJan 14, 20223 min readContractor Gets Jail After Defrauding Government Out Of $346 Million Meant for Vets And Minorities“MILITARY.COM” By Rebecca Kheel “A construction company owner who is neither a veteran nor a minority has been sentenced to 28 months in...
Ken LarsonJan 13, 20222 min readDARPA’s New Public Tools Teach AI Developers to Defend Against Attacks“AIR FORCE MAGAZINE” By Amanda Miller “DARPA’s GARD program developed a set of tools to teach developers of artificial intelligence...
Ken LarsonJan 12, 20223 min readThe Amtower Report On Federal Employee LinkedIn MembershipWASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY By Mark Amtower “The pandemic has driven more business professionals in the GovCon market to LinkedIn because we...
Ken LarsonJan 11, 20221 min readSurvey Results From 500 Professionals On Space Threats And ChallengesPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “BREAKING DEFENSE” ” Space survey asked professionals in defense- and space-related fields about what...
Ken LarsonJan 10, 20223 min readCybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 – Don’t Wait For Accreditation“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” – By Yasmin Tadjdeh “When the Pentagon released its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 guidelines...
Ken LarsonJan 9, 20226 min readEarth Is Now Losing 1.2 Trillion Tons Of Ice Each YearImage: Reuters “WASHINGTON POST“ “From the thin ice shield covering most of the Arctic Ocean to the mile-thick mantle of the polar ice...
Ken LarsonJan 8, 20226 min readYoung Troops Taking Their Own Lives Double The Rate Of Their Civilian Peers. Why?“TASK AND PURPOSE” BY Daniel Johnson “Servicemembers across the military die by suicide in disproportionate numbers for their age. The...
Ken LarsonJan 7, 20224 min readThe Importance of Building Tomorrow’s Defense Workforce Today“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE By Chris Sax “The threat posed by an inadequate defense labor pool threatens industry and government alike....
Ken LarsonJan 6, 20224 min read2022 “IF/THEN” Observations For Government Contractors“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY ” By Ross Wilkers “It is far too easy to put the word “uncertainty” up as what looms over the federal contracting...
Ken LarsonJan 5, 20223 min readFAR Regulatory Council Revises Federal Acquisition Definition Of “Commercial Item”“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Brooke Stanley and Scott Freling “On Nov. 4, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final...
Ken LarsonJan 4, 20223 min readSmall Businesses Should Choose Defense“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By James C. Boozer and ML Mackey “If you are a small business developing dual-use technology — a product that...
Ken LarsonJan 3, 20224 min readViewing The World Through China’s Lens"NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE" By Robert Spaulding “The Belt and Road Initiative tangles through dozens of countries and ensures China’s...
