Ken LarsonJan 22, 20211 min readAlways Nice To Be Appreciated - MicroMentor Award Is Humbling Experience https://www.micromentor.org/blog/larson21/ It has been a pleasure for over a decade to support MircoMentor, a quality, worldwide...
Ken LarsonJan 21, 20214 min readGetting Off The Well-Worn GAO Protest Path “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By Carla Weiss “Avoiding the common “mere disagreement” deny should be the goal of every disappointed...
Ken LarsonJan 20, 20213 min readWanted From National Security In 2021 – More Nuance Less Jargon “DEFENSE NEWS” By Mike Gruss From Defense News’ global headquarters, a few improvements in the national security community for 2021....
Ken LarsonJan 19, 20212 min readPentagon’s $2 Billion Cyber Security Project Slowed By Flaws Image: JonesDay “BLOOMBERG“ “The Defense Department has halted deployment on its classified networks of a $2 billion cybersecurity...
Ken LarsonJan 18, 20214 min readGiving Combat Robots A ‘Brain’ To Map ThreatsImage: Rafael “C4ISRNET” “This is part of a wider move into multidimensional battlefields that Israel is pushing through its new...
Ken LarsonJan 17, 20213 min readHappy 80th Birthday - Vietnam Veteran Tony Rose - Who Underwent A 4 Year Citizenship SearchTony Rose recites the Pledge of Allegiance with some of his friends during his naturalization ceremony as a U.S. citizen in Hastings at...
Ken LarsonJan 16, 20212 min readVeterans Charity Shut Down For Fraud “DAILY PRESS “ “A Florida-based group running a supposed charity for wounded veterans has settled allegations that it deceived donors and...
Ken LarsonJan 15, 20211 min readNavy Reopens $50B Professional Services Vehicle For Bids“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ “The Navy is lifting the gate on its massive $50 billion SeaPort Next Generation professional services contract...
Ken LarsonJan 14, 20211 min readSBA Launches “Ascent” For Growth Oriented Women Entrepreneurs Image: SBA “U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION” “A free learning platform designed for women entrepreneurs who are beyond the start-up...
Ken LarsonJan 13, 20212 min readMark Amtower Audits The Feds On Linked In“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “Numbers don’t lie: Feds on LinkedIn are fertile territory. Between early December 2020 and Jan. 4, I identified...
Ken LarsonJan 12, 20211 min read$2.5 Billion OTA Award Under Legal Scrutiny “BREAKING DEFENSE” “Other Transaction Authority awards have soared 712 percent since 2015, helping jumpstart R&D, including on COVID...
Ken LarsonJan 11, 20212 min readDARPA Web Storefront Vision For Connecting With New Innovative Companies“C4ISRNET” “The advanced research agency wants to create an Apple store-like storefront where companies can gather information about...
Ken LarsonJan 10, 20214 min readFree Military Tax Help – Check Out These Other Helpful Tax TipsThe Defense Department has tax centers available at many installations for active-duty service members, dependents and retirees. (Ida...
Ken LarsonJan 9, 20212 min readDefense Contractor Migration To D.C. “THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (POGO)” “Mergers and geographic groupthink have helped wring innovation out of the defense business....
Ken LarsonJan 8, 20212 min readDOD Formalizes Program Giving Companies More Access To Classified Info TOP IMAGE: “Blackvault”.com “AIR FORCE MAGAZINE” “The Pentagon has formally created a group of defense companies that can get broader...
Ken LarsonJan 7, 20214 min readNational Security Is The Defense Industrial Base’s Responsibility Too “C4ISRNET” By Les Buday “The most recent cyber incident reminds us once again that the emergence of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model...
Ken LarsonJan 6, 20212 min readGSA’s Next Government-Wide Small Business IT Services Acquisition Vehicle “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ “The General Services Administration released the draft solicitation for its Polaris small business vehicle just...
Ken LarsonJan 5, 20213 min readA Well-Established Niche Here To Stay https://www.thesocompany.com/ “FCW“ By Steve Kelman “Shaun So is a former reservist in Army intelligence who founded and now runs a...
Ken LarsonJan 4, 20214 min readIs It Time For Software Security Regulation? "FCW” – By Michael Garland “There has always been an innovator’s ethos in software. It’s in the software industry where the concept of a...
Ken LarsonJan 3, 20211 min readTips To Starting Your Own Business Image: iStock.com “QUORA” – By Ken Larson – SCORE & MicroMentor Counselor “Don’t leave your job without a plan. Develop it in parallel...
