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...
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...
