Ken LarsonSep 17, 20213 min readPotential Cuts To Core Army Modernization Programs“BREAKING DEFENSE” “Army Secretary Christine Wormuth believes the Army will “have to look really carefully” at the core of the service’s...
Ken LarsonSep 16, 20213 min readA Plan To Upgrade Defense InnovationDEFENSE NEWS By Justin P. Oberman “There are just five major prime contractors; they are loath to compete with one another, and they can...
Ken LarsonSep 15, 20212 min readU.S. Space Force Contracting $1 Billion In Prototyping Efforts Thru Space Enterprise Consortium“DEFENSE NEWS“ “To see where we’ve gone, starting off with just [a] $100 million OTA ceiling and just a couple dozen small businesses and...
Ken LarsonSep 14, 20213 min readPentagon Forms Supply Chain Task Force“BREAKING DEFENSE” “The Defense Department has created a new task force dedicated to addressing ongoing challenges with its supply chain...
Ken LarsonSep 13, 20215 min read‘Dear America’: Gold Star Families Want ‘Archaic’ Support Systems Fixed“DEFENSE ONE” “The Pentagon team that manages them “have not protected us, and they have refused to listen.” An open letter from the...
Ken LarsonSep 12, 20215 min readHistory – 911 – Afghanistan – Article By American Army Officer IlluminatesSMALL WARS JOURNAL By Michael Ferguson “Throughout the war, the United States and by extension its Afghan partners relied heavily on...
Ken LarsonSep 11, 20212 min readOffice of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) – A Solid ResourceSBA “Devoted exclusively to promoting veteran entrepreneurship, the OVBD facilitates the use of all U.S. Small Business Administration...
Ken LarsonSep 10, 20211 min readSmall Business Facts SBA “EOBs make up 15.7% of all employer businesses, comparedwith 20.8% majority female-owned and 63.6% majority male-owned businesses....
Ken LarsonSep 9, 20215 min readShould Other Transaction Authorities (OTA’s) Go Mainstream?“BREAKING DEFENSE” By Stan Soloway And Jason Knudson “OT use has grown nearly twenty-fold and could approach or exceed $12 billion by the...
Ken LarsonSep 8, 20211 min readSBA Awards $5.2 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-EntrepreneursSBA “SBA has awarded 27 organizations across the United States a total of $5.2 million under the Program for Investment in...
Ken LarsonSep 7, 20214 min read“911” – A Combat and Defense Industry Veteran Connects the Dots On U.S. WarfareU.S. Wars and Healthcare For Those Who Have Fought “ROSE COVERED GLASSES ” by Ken Larson “The globe has become too small to operate the...
Ken LarsonSep 6, 20212 min readArmy Issues Large Scale RFP For ITES-4H Network Modernization Hardware And Services“BREAKING DEFENSE” “The Army has issued a large request for proposals (RFP) covering a broad range of IT systems and services to support...
Ken LarsonSep 5, 20213 min readTop Defense Firms Spend $1 Billion Lobbying During Afghan War – See $2 Trillion ReturnPLEASE CLICK ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE; https://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2015/11/united-states-warfare-realities-today.html...
Ken LarsonSep 4, 20214 min readPentagon Seeks Plane/Boat Hybrid For Sea LiftAn artist’s concept of a Soviet wing-in-ground effect vehicle from 1988. (Archive.gov) “BREAKING DEFENSE” “The Pentagon’s premiere...
Ken LarsonSep 3, 20211 min read2021 Small Business Profiles For The States, The District Of Columbia, And The U.S.“Advocacy’s annual State Profiles provide a snapshot of each state’s small businesses. The profiles gather the latest federal economic...
Ken LarsonSep 2, 20213 min readB2G Post COVID “New Normal” Best Practices“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “More lowest price, technically acceptable contract evaluations are likely. Even if agencies...
Ken LarsonSep 1, 20213 min readDefense Supply Chains Should Support Allies, But Favor Domestic Producers“DEFENSE NEWS” “Such practices are already successfully in use through International Traffic in Arms Regulations and export regimes,...
Ken LarsonAug 31, 20213 min readAligning Government Interest And Funding In Disruptive Technology With Firms Creating Jobs “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Brendan Walsh “Disruptive technologies and delivery models have evolved into catalysts for sustainability....
Ken LarsonAug 30, 20219 min readPentagon To Unveil Space WeaponDirected energy anti-satellite weapons for the future. (Lockheed Martin) “BREAKING DEFENSE” “Top officials at the Defense Department have...
Ken LarsonAug 29, 20214 min readDon’t Just End The War In Afghanistan, Repeal the Resolution That Authorized ItPlease Click Image To Enlarge : The Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/map-shows-places-world-where-us-military-...
