Ken LarsonApr 15, 20213 min readArmy Competing Prototype Arctic Vehicles For Production“DEFENSE NEWS” “The service awarded contracts to two vendors: a team of American firm Oshkosh Defense and the land systems division of...
Ken LarsonApr 14, 20213 min read7 Allies Sign Onto Polar Research ProjectImage: iarpccollaborations.org “C4ISRNET” “Aside from the U.S., the participating nations are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden...
Ken LarsonApr 13, 20214 min readMore Federal Contracts To Small Business Under FY 2022 Budget Request “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” “The spending plan gives the Small Business Administration an $852 million budget in fiscal 2022 — a 9.4% increase...
Ken LarsonApr 12, 20216 min readFY 2022 National Security $753 Billion Budget Request Hints At Future Priorities“DEFENSE NEWS“ “For the defense industry, budget documents teased an emphasis on shipbuilding, which dovetails with the Pentagon’s focus...
Ken LarsonApr 11, 20214 min readGreat-Power Competition – A Recipe For Disaster“FOREIGN POLICY.COM” “The biggest question of the coming decades may be whether countries can confine the global competition to the...
Ken LarsonApr 10, 20214 min readSaving The DOD/VA $16.1 Billion Health Care Record System From Looming Disaster “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By By Edward Meagher “The good news is that there are solutions available to meet the needs of both organizations....
Ken LarsonApr 9, 20212 min readCommercial Interest Grows In Defense Innovation Unit“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE“ “Over the past five years, the unit has leveraged more than $11 billion in private investment. Fifty-six...
Ken LarsonApr 8, 20214 min readThe Biggest Risk Is Not Taking Risk “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Rachel A. McCaffrey And Josephine Lewis “Challenges exist along everyone’s career path, including fear of...
Ken LarsonApr 7, 20214 min readNew Business Model Evolving For System Integrators “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “Large government contractors are starting to recognize the need to shift their cultures, train their teams,...
Ken LarsonApr 5, 20211 min readScience/High-Tech Workers And Small Firms PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE “U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “Small businesses play a special role in innovation. In 2018, 37%...
Ken LarsonApr 4, 20213 min readThe F-35 May Be Unsalvageable PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE “THE HILL” “The program has been under continuous development since the contract was awarded in 2001 and...
Ken LarsonApr 2, 20212 min readPentagon Tech Office Asks Industry For ‘Leap-Ahead Capabilities’“C4ISRNET” “The office wants to hear from companies about products across these priority areas: artificial intelligence/machine learning;...
Ken LarsonApr 1, 20217 min readMentor-Protege Program – SBA Update And An Astute Perspectivehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/sba-mentor-protege-program-and-joint-venture-agreements-tickets-147982322109S James C. Fontana. at Dempsey...
Ken LarsonMar 31, 20211 min readPentagon 2020 Audit Results Financial Statement“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK “ “The Defense Department is now onto its fourth year of full-scale financial audits. And the audit results from...
Ken LarsonMar 30, 20216 min readTips To Prepare For A First CMMC Assessment“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Neal W. Beggan “There needs to be agreement upfront on the scope, otherwise the assessment will not carry...
Ken LarsonMar 29, 20211 min readAir Force Wants White Papers For $975 Million Cyber Program“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ “More than one company will be selected for the potential five-year $975 million contract that will include...
Ken LarsonMar 28, 20216 min read"ODYSSEY OF ARMAMENTS" - Inside Pentagon Procurement from Vietnam to Iraq “Rose Covered Glasses” By Ken Larson “I hope that this account of my 36-year contracting experience with DOD supplies useful insights...
Ken LarsonMar 27, 20212 min readDear DARPA: ‘Profit’ Is Not A Dirty Word “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Nick Wakeman “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released a solicitation for a Small Business...
Ken LarsonMar 26, 20212 min readStrategic Partnership For Secure Military Microchips “C4ISRNET” “The Pentagon’s top research arm and Silicon Valley giant Intel will work together to increase domestic production of secure...
Ken LarsonMar 25, 20212 min readA Pandemic Year 2 Forecast For B2G Sales And Marketing “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” By Mark Amtower “While there was some adjustment to the pandemic environment, government contracting has not been...
