Ken LarsonJul 153 min readWhy Customer-Designated ‘Key Personnel’ Matter In Government Contracting Proposals“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mike Lisagor and Lou Kerestesy “Key personnel are often (and should be) one of the top evaluation criteria...
Ken LarsonJul 141 min readTap Guidance And News In Small Business Government Contracting News And Views For Small Business Federal Government Contractors – By SCORE and MicroMentor Counselor, Ken Larson...
Ken LarsonJul 133 min readThe Citizen and the Citizen Military – What Lies Ahead?Military pay raises have been minimal, recruiting has been a challenge in the services. How do we acquire, train and retain what we need?...
Ken LarsonJul 131 min readSUMMER TRAIL MAGIC Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/51444513902/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 122 min readWhy Do They Ask If You Are A Protected Veteran In A U.S. Job Application?The companies to which you are applying are doing business with the Federal Government. As such they must abide by the law with regard to...
Ken LarsonJul 112 min readDon’t Overlook The Impact Of The Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken larson “The CDRL is a register of the deliverable data items. Each data item has a discrete numeric identifier, a...
Ken LarsonJul 106 min readFour Steps To Follow To Enter The Defense Industrial Base“BREAKING DEFENSE” By CDR Adam Stein “If you start with a solving a problem, build the right relationships, use the tools to get funded,...
Ken LarsonJul 94 min read7 Government Contracting Myths“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “Depending on where one starts his or her journey of doing business with the government, they can...
Ken LarsonJul 83 min readIndustry Must Explain Commercial Best Practices To Government Agencies“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY “ By Ross Wilkers “ Assuming government leaders know what those practices are and how they work is not a good...
Ken LarsonJul 73 min readWhat Small Business Should Know About FAR and CAS“SMALLTOFEDS” BY Ken Larson “Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) – Rules of the Game and Developing...
Ken LarsonJul 61 min readSERENITY Vermillion River Valley - Hastings, Minnesota https://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/54632360793/in/dateposted-public/
Ken LarsonJul 62 min readReleasing Countries From The Humanitarian And Economic Prisons Of Warfare The way forward lies in developing a mutual understanding of our respective values and cultures in lieu of fighting wars by using...
Ken LarsonJul 52 min readPlease Don’t Thank Me for My Service“THE NEW YORK TIMES” “The thanks comes across as shallow, disconnected, a reflexive offering from people who, while meaning well, have no...
Ken LarsonJul 42 min readSBA To Conduct Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Contracting ProgramSMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “The audit will be led by the SBA’s Office of General Contracting and Business Development, beginning with...
Ken LarsonJul 33 min read‘Total Time Accounting’ In Small Business Government Service Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “It is necessary to establish a written policy and procedure disclosing time keeping practices to government...
Ken LarsonJul 23 min readWhy Visibility Matters In Government Contracting, Even In Uncertain Times“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Kristina Messner “Growth stories are made up of talent, capabilities, customer relevance, partnerships, and...
Ken LarsonJul 14 min readRisk Analysis And Provisional Indirect Rates In Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” By Ken Larson “ There are no industry average indirect rates in federal government contracting because there are wide...
Ken LarsonJun 303 min readSecrets That Highly Successful Government Contractors Use Everyday‘WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Elizabeth Harr “ Among 445 government contractors, we found three key findings that your business can use to...
Ken LarsonJun 294 min readDecades-Old Congressional Authorizations To Presidents For Carte Blanche War-Making Are Ticking Time BombsPLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “THE HILL” By Jim Jones – Vietnam Combat Veteran, Idaho Attorney General (1983-1991) and 12 Year Justice On...
Ken LarsonJun 291 min readFLOURISHING Vermillion River Valley, Hastings, Minnesota (click the link and then the pic for close-up views) https://www.flickr.com/photos/odyssey...
