Ken LarsonJan 9, 20226 min readEarth Is Now Losing 1.2 Trillion Tons Of Ice Each YearImage: Reuters “WASHINGTON POST“ “From the thin ice shield covering most of the Arctic Ocean to the mile-thick mantle of the polar ice...
Ken LarsonJan 8, 20226 min readYoung Troops Taking Their Own Lives Double The Rate Of Their Civilian Peers. Why?“TASK AND PURPOSE” BY Daniel Johnson “Servicemembers across the military die by suicide in disproportionate numbers for their age. The...
Ken LarsonJan 7, 20224 min readThe Importance of Building Tomorrow’s Defense Workforce Today“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE By Chris Sax “The threat posed by an inadequate defense labor pool threatens industry and government alike....
Ken LarsonJan 6, 20224 min read2022 “IF/THEN” Observations For Government Contractors“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY ” By Ross Wilkers “It is far too easy to put the word “uncertainty” up as what looms over the federal contracting...
Ken LarsonJan 5, 20223 min readFAR Regulatory Council Revises Federal Acquisition Definition Of “Commercial Item”“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Brooke Stanley and Scott Freling “On Nov. 4, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a final...
Ken LarsonJan 4, 20223 min readSmall Businesses Should Choose Defense“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By James C. Boozer and ML Mackey “If you are a small business developing dual-use technology — a product that...
Ken LarsonJan 3, 20224 min readViewing The World Through China’s Lens"NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE" By Robert Spaulding “The Belt and Road Initiative tangles through dozens of countries and ensures China’s...
Ken LarsonJan 2, 20222 min read“Get Into War Free Cards” – 20 Year Old Congressional Tickets To The President“THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)“ By Mark Thompson “Long past time to scrap existing approvals. The existing pair of...
Ken LarsonJan 1, 20225 min readHistory – 911 – Afghanistan – Article By American Army Officer Illuminates "SMALL WARS JOURNAL" By Michael Ferguson “Throughout the war, the United States and by extension its Afghan partners relied heavily on...
Ken LarsonDec 31, 20216 min readEthical Use of AI in the Security And Defense IndustriesShe Kills People From 7,850 Miles Away – What We Tolerate as Warfare Today https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/she-kills-...
Ken LarsonDec 30, 20211 min read2021 Small Business Profile Data By Congressional DistrictU.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – Office of Advocacy “The congressional district profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series,...
Ken LarsonDec 29, 20217 min readBalfour Beatty Communities To Pay More Than $65 Million For Military Housing Fraud SchemeImage: Balfour Beatty Communities UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE “BBC agreed to pay more than $33.6 million in criminal fines and...
Ken LarsonDec 28, 20211 min readU.S. Census Bureau Releases New Data On Business Owner Demographics“SBA” “On December 16, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2018 Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D), a data program providing...
Ken LarsonDec 27, 20217 min readSilicon Valley Warns Pentagon, “Time Is Running Out”“BREAKING DEFENSE” “For the past six years, the Defense Department has raced to pull talent and technology from Silicon Valley into the...
Ken LarsonDec 26, 20213 min readTop Defense Firms Spend $1 Billion Lobbying During Afghan War – See $2 Trillion ReturnPLEASE CLICK ABOVE IMAGE TO ENLARGE; https://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2015/11/united-states-warfare-realities-today.html...
Ken LarsonDec 25, 20212 min readTransition Stress – The Veteran’s Battle In Returning HomeImage: “Alignable“ “ALIGNABLE“ “The numbers are staggering — two-thirds of the 245,000 former soldiers returning home annually are...
Ken LarsonDec 24, 20213 min readContractors Must Think Bigger To Address Today’s Threats“DEFENSE NEWS” By Stu Shea “The defense security, infrastructure security, health security, financial security and economic security of...
Ken LarsonDec 23, 20211 min readWho’s Who In Defense 2021“BREAKING DEFENSE” A reference guide to the background, professional careers, policy statements and position descriptions of the U.S....
Ken LarsonDec 22, 20211 min readDefense Information Systems Agency Awards $400 Million Contract To A Small Business“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “Chicago-headquartered Competitive Range Solutions has won a potential five-year, $400 million contract to work...
Ken LarsonDec 21, 20212 min readPentagon’s Office of Inspector General Seeks $20 Million In Excess Profits From TransDigm“DEFENSE NEWS” By Marjorie Censer “TransDigm was ranked as the 50th largest defense company in the world in Defense News’ latest Top 100...
