Ken LarsonMay 5, 20212 min readBeta.Sam.Gov Still A Work In Progress Image: Georgia Tech Contracting Education Academy “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “The General Services Administration has...
Ken LarsonMay 4, 20212 min readWhy And How GovCon CEOs Should Use LinkedInWASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “Those companies and executives that utilize how LinkedIn can help them communicate to the market...
Ken LarsonMay 3, 20212 min readDefense Department Releases Its Top Contractor List Image: DSM Forecasting International “THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” “In 2020, Lockheed Martin pocketed $76.8 billion, a...
Ken LarsonMay 2, 20212 min readDOD IG Finds Questionable Consortium OTA Spendinghttps://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2020/12/29/pentagon-awards-2-5-billion-spectrum-forward-other-transaction-agreement-ota/...
Ken LarsonMay 1, 20212 min readNATO Tees Up Negotiations On Artificial Intelligence In Weapons “C4ISRNET” “The move comes amid a grand effort to sharpen NATO’s edge in what officials call emerging and disruptive technologies, or...
Ken LarsonApr 30, 20212 min readThe World Spent Almost $2 Trillion On Defense in 2020PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “DEFENSE NEWS” “Global spending on militaries rose to $1.981 trillion last year, an increase of 2.6 percent...
Ken LarsonApr 29, 20212 min readFor-Profit/Non-Profit “Conglomerate” Thinking Hazards “MICROMENTOR Q&A“ “Using the term “Conglomerate” serves very little useful purpose. It is a generally descriptive term, but it has no...
Ken LarsonApr 28, 20213 min readCloud Software Marketplaces Could Drive Innovative Commercial Tech Into DOD “C4ISRNET” By Matthew T. Cornelius “As DoD moves the Cloud Computing Program Office from the Pentagon to the Defense Information Systems...
Ken LarsonApr 27, 20212 min readDoD Must Be More Transparent With Startups“DEFENSE NEWS” “Officials across the Pentagon recognize that the technologies that the department needs to stay competitive in the coming...
Ken LarsonApr 26, 20215 min readCybersecurity Maturity Model Certification FAQ From Contractors“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” “The National Defense Industrial Association has held a series of webinars for its members focusing on the...
Ken LarsonApr 25, 20212 min readIs the U.S. National Defense Strategy right-sized?“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” “Keep pretending you can do it all when we can’t even defeat a band of Afghan insurgents...
Ken LarsonApr 24, 20213 min readSBA High Value Small Business Programs Focus On Veterans Minorities and Women “U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION“ “Small business set aside contracting programs and veteran-owned business acquisition of donated GSA...
Ken LarsonApr 23, 20211 min readMilitary Times Launches New Online Obituary Platform Flowers lay on a bench during a funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu. (Staff Sgt. Jamarius Fortson/Army)...
Ken LarsonApr 22, 20213 min readU.S. Space Force Wants Commercial and Small Business In All Mission Areas“C4ISRNET” “The Space Force is working to open up more opportunities and engage with small businesses and nontraditional vendors. Events...
Ken LarsonApr 21, 20213 min readSmall Business Export Grants And Support ResourcesU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of International Trade can help. Through our...
Ken LarsonApr 20, 20211 min readHow Small Business Defense And Service Companies Can Be Mergers And Acquisitions Players Too“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY – PROJECT 38” “Large and mid-size companies typically dominate M&A activity. Small companies emerging from the...
Ken LarsonApr 19, 20212 min readDARPA Chooses 3 Firms To Design Nuclear-Powered Space Vehicle PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “C4ISRNET” “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) believes nuclear-powered propulsion could...
Ken LarsonApr 18, 20212 min readVeterans Administration To See Another Big Spending Boost In FY 2022Image: Princeton University Press “MILITARY TIMES” “Under the plan, VA would see spending on veterans suicide prevention programs nearly...
Ken LarsonApr 17, 20213 min readA Recent Example Of Cooperative Infrastructure Project Successhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseyof_armaments/51121589630/ The replacement of the Highway 61 bridge over the Mississippi River at...
Ken LarsonApr 16, 20214 min readAgencies Struggle Finding Qualified TalentPLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE “FEDERAL NEWS NEWORK” “According to the hiring assessment dashboard, agencies relied on self assessments...
