Ken LarsonJul 26, 20214 min readProcurement Equity Growth Requires Government Small Business Contracting Improvements“EDITOR’S NOTE” We applaud the recent article in “FCW” and “Washington Technology” by Chris Riotta identifying the risks associated with...
Ken LarsonJul 25, 20211 min read‘Really Big Deal’ As Army Awards Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement Contracts“BREAKING DEFENSE “ July 23, 2021 “This is a really big deal,” said Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat...
Ken LarsonJul 24, 20213 min read16 Million Veterans Can Now Get Department of Defense Sponsored Travel Deals“MILITARY TIMES” “16 million veterans are now eligible to use the Defense Department’s discount travel site, under an expansion announced...
Ken LarsonJul 23, 20212 min readGlobal Customers are Waiting for You“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “If you are not exporting then you’re reaching just a small share of potential customers. Go where...
Ken LarsonJul 22, 20214 min readThe CMMC Challenge – A Company Cyber Security Ethos Paradigm Shift “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” – By By Michael Cardaci “We know that to succeed under CMMC, you need to have the ethos—and it needs to permeate...
Ken LarsonJul 21, 20212 min readThe Impact Of Contract Protests On Technology And ReadinessImage: “Rose Covered Glasses” https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/never-ending-bid-protests-keep-losing-incumbent-contra...
Ken LarsonJul 20, 20213 min readAir Force Offers Malicious File Detection Software To Private Sector Via “TechLink” "C4ISRNET” “In a first for the Air Force’s new information warfare entity, the service inked patent license agreements with the private...
Ken LarsonJul 19, 20211 min readThe 2021 National SBIR Week“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “The SBIR/STTR programs provide over $4 billion in funding to small businesses each year in a wide...
Ken LarsonJul 18, 20213 min readEvolutionary Innovation Could Speed Weapons Acquisition ModernizationBase Image: Inc. Magazine “BREAKING DEFENSE” By Eleaine Mccusker and Dan Patt “To incentivize exploration, the department needs modest...
Ken LarsonJul 17, 20213 min readSchedule Scrapped For $16 Billion VA Electronic Medical Records Project “MILITARY TIMES” “Veterans Affairs leaders are completely overhauling their training and deployment schedule for their controversial...
Ken LarsonJul 16, 20213 min readFive Takeaways From This Year’s Top 100“DEFENSE NEWS” By Byron Callan “NOTEWORTHY ABOUT THIS YEARS LIST: 1. Some prominent suppliers are missing. 2. Defense News added some...
Ken LarsonJul 15, 20213 min readAcquisition Reform That Works & No One Has Heard Of It“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Eric Snelgrove “For the last two-and-a-half years, a little known Air Force experiment in commercial acquisition...
Ken LarsonJul 14, 20213 min readNASA Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program Offers Proven Model For National Defense Consideration“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Shaliza Tolliver “By exposing smaller institutions and businesses, accompanied by the motivated people...
Ken LarsonJul 13, 20212 min readGlobal Defense Company Performance 2020(Martin Barraud/Getty Images) “DEFENSE NEWS” “The primary story in the defense industry has been one of relentless growth. A decade ago,...
Ken LarsonJul 12, 20214 min readInternational Traffic In Arms Regulation (ITAR) Compliance Crucial for Lower-Tier SuppliersImage: “Smalltofeds” https://www.smalltofeds.com/2008/11/importexport-management-and-small.html “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Thomas B....
Ken LarsonJul 11, 202111 min readThe Chairman of the Pentagon Revolving Door“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT” “On September 30, 2019, Dunford, the military’s highest ranked official, stepped down from his...
Ken LarsonJul 10, 20217 min readPermanent Change Of Station (PCS) And The Military Family Housing Crunch“MILITARY TIMES” “Service members and their families across the country are feeling the sting of the hot housing market as they move to...
Ken LarsonJul 9, 20213 min readWhen The Government Asks The Contractor To Write The Statement Of WorkImage: "Smalltofeds": https://www.smalltofeds.com/2007/10/contract-statment-of-work-and-technical.html “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Lisa...
Ken LarsonJul 8, 20214 min readStability And Change – Washington Technology 2021 Top 100“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “Eight new companies joined the list this year. Only two new companies cracked the top 20. But...
Ken LarsonJul 7, 20214 min readLeadership Diversity – 2021 Top 100 Government Contractors“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “In our analysis of gender and racial diversity among the leaders of the 2021 Top 100 companies,...
