Sending in the cavalry: How the Defense Production Act can assist during the COVID-19 crisis [repost]
(By: JERRY MCGINN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR | March 19, 2020 | Source: The Hill ) President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) yesterday to help address the COVID-19 crisis. This is…
SBA Provides Updates on WOSB Certification Changes [repost]
(By Haley Claxton of Koprince Law LLC | March 18, 2020 | Source) Last May, we reported on proposed changes to the SBA’s Women Owned Small Business Program Certification…
Agencies expand, loosen telework requirements amid coronavirus spread [repost]
(By Nicole Ogrysko | March 11, 2020 | Source: Federal News Network) This story was updated on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. to reflect the differences…
Cardin, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Expand Telework Opportunities for Federal Employees [repost]
(March 11th, 2020 | Source: WCBC Radio) Senators Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), introduced S. 3428, the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act –…
Defense Department assures Congress, no more money moved to pay for border wall [repost]
(By Eric White | March 11, 2020 | Source: Federal News Network) The Defense Department is telling Congress it doesn’t expect to divert any more funding from…
DHS Waives Procurement Regulations to Expedite Border Wall Construction; Chad Wolf Quoted [repost]
(By Sarah Sybert | March 12, 2020 | Source: GovConWires) The Trump administration has announced that the nation’s government will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction…
Government contracts and international trade in 2020 [repost]
(By Angela Styles, Bob Huffman, Chris Chamberlain | March 9, 2020 | Source: Federal News Network) Having, hopefully, caught our collective breath from a tumultuous 2019, the…
How Coronavirus May Effect Federal Contracts and Contractors; Soraya Correa Quoted [repost]
(By Sarah Sybert | March 11, 2020 | Source GovConWire) In a March 5 letter to agency contractors, Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, told…
What You Need to Know About the New Small Business Reserves FAR Rule [repost]
(March 9, 2020 | Source: Homeland Security Today) DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a final rule last month amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by…
Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story [repost]
When April Broderick wanted to expand into government contracting, she turned to the SBA. A&A Fire and Safety Co. in Cabot, Arkansas serves the fire protection and…