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.

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.