SBA: Worried About Federal Small Business Regulations? SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman Can Help [repost]
By Stefanie Baker Wehagen, SBA’s National Ombudsman and Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Small businesses across the nation have felt the bite of a fine or…
SBA: Mitigation March: Disaster Preparedness Tips [repost]
Did you know floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States? These tips from the Office of Disaster Assistance can help you protect your home or business and…
NPR: Disparities In Government Contracting Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses [repost]
(By CHRIS BURRELL | 2/20/20 | Source: NPR) State and local governments spend billions of dollars hiring contractors for goods and services, but most of those contracts…
U.S. Mistakenly Awarded $877 Million Meant for Disabled Vets [repost]
(By Anthony Capaccio | 2/20/20 | Source: Bloomberg) The Pentagon mistakenly awarded $876.8 million in contracts to ineligible small businesses supposedly owned by disabled veterans in the…
Department of Defense Now Requires Defense Contractors to Obtain Cybersecurity Certification; How Difficult Will It Be? [repost]
(By: SCOTT IKEDA | 2/20/20 |Source: CPO Magazine) As of 2026, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) will be requiring all defense contractors to complete a…
White House Proposes $92 Billion IT Budget in FY 2021 [repost]
(By: Chris Cornillie | 2/11/20 | Source: Bloomberg Government) The White House released a fiscal 2021 budget request on Feb. 10 that calls for $92.2 billion in funding for…
Construction Contractors Take Note: OFCCP’s Industry-Focused Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) May Prove Helpful in Preparing for Anticipated “Compliance Check” Reviews [repost]
(By: Rae T. Vann, Carlton Fields | 2/14/20 | Source: National Law Review) Federal construction contractors are barred from discriminating in employment on the basis of race, color, religion,…
Judge Blocks Pentagon’s $10 Billion Microsoft Contract [repost]
(By: TIM RYAN | 2/13/20 | Source: Courthouse News Service) WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon from going forward with a $10…
GSA extends and expands contractor debriefing pilot [repost]
(By: Mark Rockwell | 2/14/20 | Source: FCW) This spring, federal contractors will see a second larger iteration of the General Services Administration’s in-depth debriefing pilot program…
Viewpoint: Mentor-Protégé Agreements: Benefits for Big and Small [repost]
(By: Rob Kampen | 2/14/20 | Source: National Defense Magazine) During the last three fiscal years, the Defense Department awarded more than $77 billion to small businesses through…