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,...
Ken LarsonJul 6, 20213 min readIISS Rates U.S. Number One In Cyber Superpower C4ISR “The report, from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), looked to use new frameworks [seven categories] and...
Ken LarsonJul 5, 20212 min readHouse Lawmakers Back Big Budget Boost For Veterans Affairs Programs“MILITARY TIMES” “House appropriators backed White House plans for another big funding boost for the Department of Veterans Affairs next...
Ken LarsonJul 4, 20211 min readWhy Did the U.S Allow Massive Contract Waste, Fraud and Abuse in The Middle East ?Two Major reasons: 1. The motives of the U.S. and International Military Industrial Complexes, USAID and other western USAID counterparts...
Ken LarsonJul 3, 20212 min readVA Telehealth Options Here To Stay “MILITARY TIMES” “During an appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee, VA Secretary Denis McDonough noted that online video...
Ken LarsonJul 2, 20214 min readPentagon Proposes Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Restriction Again – Industry Objects“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT“ “The Honorable Jack Reed Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee 728 Hart Senate Office Building...
Ken LarsonJun 30, 20214 min readThe Evolving Role of Digital Platforms In B2G “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Toby Eckhardt “Especially for smaller to mid-size contractors, these channels offer opportunities to get in on...
Ken LarsonJun 29, 20214 min readRisks In Addition To Chips In Defense Electronics Supply Chain(krystiannawrocki/Getty Images) (Getty Images) “C4RISR” By Chris Peters “While the cost of these materials and components may be a tiny...
