Ken LarsonMay 25, 20211 min readCOMING SOON: Community Navigator Pilot Program U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) “SBA will launch the Community Navigator Pilot Program, a $100 million grant program enacted...
Ken LarsonMay 24, 20212 min readSpecial Operations Command (SOCOM) Hosting Virtual Event Series in Pursuit of New Tech“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “Special Operations Command’s special reconnaissance office is partnering with an innovation hub to host a...
Ken LarsonMay 23, 20213 min readCan Government Procurement Be Made More Inclusive?“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “With the injection of relief funds across state and local governments, and leeway in spending that comes with...
Ken LarsonMay 22, 20211 min readWhat Is The Women Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative?Image: VA “The Women Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative (WVOSBI) is the first program of its kind in the federal government....
Ken LarsonMay 21, 20213 min readDOD Fortifying Cloud Connections To Work Better, Faster With Companies“C4ISRNET” “As part of the Defense Innovation Unit’s secure cloud management pilot, three vendors could potentially be awarded success...
Ken LarsonMay 20, 20213 min readSOCOM To Award More Than $1 Billion To Small Businesses In 2021“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “Special Operations Command awarded small businesses $1 billion worth of contracts in fiscal year 2020, and...
Ken LarsonMay 19, 20212 min readSBA Office Of Advocacy Releases Spring Economic Bulletin “The COVID-19 pandemic was an economic shock to small firms and the effects were not easily predictable. An unprecedented number of...
Ken LarsonMay 18, 20214 min readPreparing The Defense-Industrial Base For Post-Pandemic Work – Three Principal Observations “DEFENSE NEWS” By: Karen Dahut , Gen. Dennis Via (ret.) , and Aimee George Leary “For decades, the defense-industrial base has struggled...
Ken LarsonMay 17, 20211 min readExplore Exporting During World Trade Month“U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “Now is a great time to explore the benefits of exporting. And, if you export already, now is the...
Ken LarsonMay 16, 20212 min readExecutive Excess: CEO Compensation In the Arms Industry 2020“CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY” “The top five contractors alone received over $150 billion in Pentagon contracts in Fiscal Year 2020....
Ken LarsonMay 15, 20211 min readCandid Reflections On Afghanistan From Those Whose Lives Were Changed Forever By The WarThose with a direct stake in 20 years of warfare reflect on service and sacrifice in Afghanistan. They fought. They led. They planned....
Ken LarsonMay 14, 20212 min read“Revolving Door” – Former NGA Director Joins Satellite Imagery Company“C4ISR” “Cardillo served as NGA director for four years, leading the agency charged with mapping the world and providing geospatial...
Ken LarsonMay 13, 20216 min read6 Questions For The Boss Who Wants You Back In Your Cubicle “GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE” By Rachel Gutman – “THE ATLANTIC“ “Offices, by their nature, are playgrounds for germs. People are crammed...
Ken LarsonMay 12, 20211 min readStartup Wins Navy Contract To Covert Service’s Waste Into Renewable Energy Enexor BioEnergy photo “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “Enexor will demonstrate how it can convert waste streams — which can include food...
Ken LarsonMay 11, 20214 min readA Way Out Of Being “Lost In The Woods” On Acquisition Reform“DEFENSE NEWS” By Tom Welter “While every aspect of the defense acquisitions process has been lamented, studied, overhauled and altered...
Ken LarsonMay 10, 20212 min readAlmost Never-Ending Bid Protests Keep Losing Incumbent Contractor Working For Years“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “This is one of those protest stories that is easy to hate. Since the first award, in late 2018,...
Ken LarsonMay 9, 20214 min readTo Be Truly Inclusive, Companies Must Recruit And Hire Military Spouses“MILITARY TIMES” By Meredith Lozar, Lauren Weiner and Donna Huneycutt “As business and nonprofit leaders, we must recognize the success...
Ken LarsonMay 8, 20213 min readIn Search Of Leadership At The National Personnel Records Center“MILITARY TIMES” By Rep. Warren Davidson “Last March, like many other government office buildings, the National Personnel Records Center...
Ken LarsonMay 7, 20211 min read2020 DOD Lockheed Martin Awards Alone – Exceeded The Entire Budgets Of Several Other Agencies http://upriser.com/posts/ben-from-ben-jerry-s-takes-on-wasteful-trillion-dollar-f-35-jet-program THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT...
Ken LarsonMay 6, 20211 min readStartup Awarded Contract For AI-Based Counter-Drone System“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “Citadel Defense, a San Diego-based startup, recently received a multi-million dollar contract from the...
