Jeanne Shaheen

Senate pulls SBIR back from brink of sunsetting

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, introduced and the full body passed the SBIR and STTR Extension…

Acquisition Policy

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Lawmakers ask FEMA how to avoid future communication breakdowns during disasters

Management

Contractors will need to start keeping track of fake parts they come across

Federal Newscast

Despite vocal congressional opposition, TSP moving ahead with I fund changes

TSP

DOT Facebook

Number of suspended, debarred contractors falls for fourth year in a row

Federal Newscast

TSP reviewing planned I fund changes amid bipartisan congressional concern

TSP

Lawmakers, observers denounce moving TSP fund to China-inclusive index in 2020

TSP

Senator calls for investigation into White House reprimanding NWS forecasters

Federal Newscast

New TSP withdrawal options nearly ready for Sept. 15 launch, agency says

TSP

Trump’s budget request for 2020 Census ‘falls short’ of Commerce’s previous targets

Budget

FILE - In this April 2, 2015, file photo, a visitor leaves the Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif. A new program that was supposed to get patients off waiting lists at Veterans Affairs medical centers by letting them switch to private-sector doctors is proving to be an even bigger disappointment than initially thought. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

VA lays out standards for veterans to see private doctors

Federal Newscast

Rogers: US cyber defenses ‘not optimized for speed’

USCYBERCOM’s top official says agencies understand their roles and responsibilities for cyber defense, but not how to coordinate their responses quickly.

Defense

Jonathan Aponte walks with a gas can up the road to his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Governor Ricardo Rossello and Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez, the island’s representative in Congress, have said they intend to seek more than a billion in federal assistance and they have praised the response to the disaster by President Donald Trump, who plans to visit Puerto Rico next week, as well as FEMA Administrator Brock Long. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

SBA ‘doing everything we can’ to help hurricane disaster victims

The Small Business Administration is hiring temporary staff and working with FEMA and HUD as response efforts shift to disaster recovery.

Management

WWE’s McMahon still standing after positive confirmation hearing for SBA role

Management

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick for Small Business Administration leader, received bipartisan support during her confirmation hearing. McMahon promised to be an advocate for small businesses struggling to work with government agencies.