Report: Small businesses succeed in A-76
Almost three-quarters of the contractors winning contracts under OMB's Circular A-76 are small firms, according to a new SBA report.
DOD has yet to meet veteran contract rule
Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is asking for a clear statement on DOD's commitment to meeting the governmentwide goal, instituted in 1999.
No. 8: Fluor's ready in a pinch
Texas construction and engineering firm comes when disaster calls.
Leading by example
Abbas Yazdani, founder and CEO of Artel, could delegate the hunt for alliances to other officers. But he often chooses to lead the quest himself, as he did recently at the DISA Customer Partnership Conference.
Richard Rector | Time has come to dust off those ethics programs
Not having an ethics program is no longer a wise decision for any contractor, small or otherwise.
Briefs
Despite an $893 million outlay on information-sharing networks in the past two years, the Homeland Security and Justice departments do not have effective networks in place, a GAO report states.
House restores small biz contract dollars to 30 percent
After some wrangling earlier this week, the House has decided agencies should give 30 percent of their contracting dollars to small businesses.
Small business contract goal yo-yos in House
The percent of federal contracts that should go to small businesses has changed as different House committees considered a contracting-related bill. Each change has caused concern among officials.
CDW-G scouts for small business partners
CDW Government Inc. has issued a request for proposals soliciting small businesses to partner with on federal business opportunities.
Air Force gives eight a PASS
The Air Force has picked eight small businesses for contracts worth a total of $800 million to provide services for its Electronic Systems Center.
X-Feds gets Seaport-e task order
X-Feds Inc. will support the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's capability evolution process under a new task order.
AT&T touts small business opportunities
As AT&T Government Solutions begins to develop business based on its March win of the GSA's Networx Universal contract, it is recruiting small business partners.
Twenty-four companies get GSA Satcom II awards
GSA awarded Satcom II contracts today to 24 communications companies, including nine small business contractors, to provide next-generation, worldwide satellite services to federal civilian and defense agencies.
Don't hit panic button on small-business contracts
Companies with small-business contracts have always faced challenges in selling their company to a large company or private-equity group.
Top DOD official encourages use of veterans GWAC
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth Krieg has issued a memo to the military branches and other DOD officials encouraging them to use the Veterans Technology Services contract.
SBA wants new mainframe to meet its needs
SBA wants to put its 50-year-old mainframe systems to rest.
Proposal means small businesses learn the rules or suffer the cost
Small businesses may not be ready for the level of scrutiny headed their way under proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.
Last byte | A conversation with Otto Hoernig III
Satellite entrepreneur makes re-entry.
BearingPoint rolls into new territory
Small-business partners will foster growth.
NASA picks phase two tech transfer firms
NASA has chosen 18 Small Business Technology Transfer research proposals for the second phase of an ongoing innovation research program.
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