Ken LarsonNov 26, 20202 min readA Framework For Federal Government Service Contracting Small Business SystemsINTRODUCTION Waiting for a contract award to achieve a government contracting business process is not advisable. A win may not happen at...
Ken LarsonNov 25, 20209 min readPentagon Grappling With AI Ethical Challenges Image “i-stock” “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE“ “While the emergence of new technologies often introduces new legal and ethical questions,...
Ken LarsonNov 24, 20203 min readCIA Awards Competitive Contracts For Intelligence Community’s Next Massive Cloud Contract Image: “NEXT GOV“ “‘WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY” “Amazon Web Services, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle will compete for task orders over the...
Ken LarsonNov 23, 20201 min readSmall Business Breach Of The Barrier Of Silence During COVID Image:SBA “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY – PROJECT 38“ “Turning a closer lens on small business and non-traditional government contracting amid...
Ken LarsonNov 22, 20202 min readDOD Fails Third Staight Audit That Cost $1 Billion To Conduct llustration by Victor Juhasz for Rolling Stone “DEFENSE SYSTEMS“ “The Defense Department completed its third audit of its nearly $3...
Ken LarsonNov 21, 20201 min readNavy Faces Law Suit For Falsely Denying Retirement Disability ClaimsImage: “Connecting Vets.com“ “CONNECTING VETS.COM“ “A class-action lawsuit is accusing the U.S. Navy of unlawfully denying military...
Ken LarsonNov 20, 20203 min readU.S. Military Wants To Bring Allies Into AI Fold mage: “European Commission Futurium“ “NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE“ “The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center hosted the...
Ken LarsonNov 19, 20202 min readTop 3 Small Business Holiday Marketing Tips“SBA” “With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday in November kicking off the holiday shopping season, now is a good...
Ken LarsonNov 18, 20202 min readDARPA Plans Airborne COVID-19 Detector Image: “Military and Aerospace Eletronics“ “DEFENSE SYSTEMS“ “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants a way to identify...
Ken LarsonNov 17, 20201 min readPRICING SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONTRACTS Small businesses entering or growing into federal contacting often struggle with developing a pricing approach. They must design a...
Ken LarsonNov 16, 20202 min readHow Veterans Benefit By Volunteering After They Take Off The Uniform Image: VFW “MILITARY TIMES“ “For many veterans, volunteering can work to ease the transition to civilian life, according to a 2017 study...
Ken LarsonNov 14, 20205 min readPractical Steps Toward Greater Business ResilienceImage: SCORE “SCORE” By Drake Forester “If you’ve guided your small business through the Covid-19 pandemic thus far, you’ve likely...
Ken LarsonNov 13, 20203 min readFederal Government Contracting Tech Priorities Will Hold SteadImage: “New York Times“ “WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ “The simple fact of the matter is that many IT initiatives have been codified by laws and...
Ken LarsonNov 12, 20202 min readSmall Business Facts – COVID-19 And City Small Businesses“SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION“ “The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted metropolitan areas, which have seen a higher rate...
Ken LarsonNov 11, 20202 min readSolutions That Drove 2020 Government Industry Innovation Awards“WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ “These companies and their solujtions represent the growing use of leading edge technologies such as artificial...
Ken LarsonNov 10, 20204 min read10 Common Traits Among Successful Small Business Government ContractorsAs a volunteer counselor over the last 14 years, I have noted common traits among the most successful small business federal government...
