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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — CMMC

Acquisition Policy

DoD, Hill eye CMMC tax credit for smaller defense contractors

The CMMC tax credit would be available to companies with 50 or fewer employees. The bill could feature in negotiations over tax cuts next year.

Defense

DoD, SBA to pour over $2.8 billion into small businesses

Navy

The Navy made a big mistake in a small business procurement

Contracting

WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation

Commentary

Unlocking the door to government contracts: A lifeline for small businesses

Contracting

Small and minority-owned businesses see more opportunity than ever

Defense

Biden’s pick for Pentagon’s S&T position pledges to reduce barriers to entry for small businesses

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

Navy

Navy’s PEO-Digital turns to SBIRs for the first time

FILE - In this July 29, 2011, file photo, from left, Aaron Parecki, Patrick Arlt, and Kyle Drake work in the Portland Incubator Experiment offices, in the Pearl District in Portland. The Portland Incubator Experiment, more commonly known as PIE, is ad firm Wieden+Kennedy's effort to nurture startups. It’s not always easy to transition from a corporate environment to running your own shop. But you can take certain steps before quitting your current job to make sure you’re ready for the unique pressures of entrepreneurship. (Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian via AP, File)

Commentary

You’re not innovating if you’re not talking to small business

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Reporter's Notebook

Commerce’s CATTS small business contract is having the opposite of its intended effect

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Army

Exclusive Army launches several new initiatives to incorporate small firms' technologies into its systems

Redstone Arsenal Active Shooter

Federal Newscast

IG says 'inconsistent' Pentagon policy on active shooters could make things worse

Federal Newscast

Air Force will no longer shoot down Facebook foes

DoD budget, Navy

Defense

Pentagon advisers want DoD to build out agreements between small and large defense businesses

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Commentary

How to build and maintain sustainability in government contracting

Ben Cardin, Delali Dzirasa

Workforce

This team of business coaches aims to enlarge the field of minority federal contractors

U.S. Navy, Project Overmatch

Acquisition Policy

NAVSUP can teach a thing or two about small business Defense procurements

FILE - Voters arrive to cast the their ballots on Election Day at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. The first major election day following a year of relentless attacks on voting rights and election officials went off largely without a hitch. The relative calm was a relief to those who oversee state and local elections, but election experts say that might not matter to the millions of Americans who now believe in conspiracy theories trumpeting rampant electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal Newscast

Federal employees can now take paid leave to vote and work at the polls

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Commentary

Go small or go home: Understanding affiliation rules for set-aside contracts

David Berteau

Congress

For contractors, early 2022 is starting to look a bit too much like late 2021

Joe Biden

Federal Newscast

New contracting goals for small disadvantaged businesses

Karen Evans is the former CIO for DHS and Energy and former OMB associate administrator for e-government and IT.

Cybersecurity

An experienced federal cyber executive has a new gig

Chad Hooper-edit

Congress

Bipartisan infrastructure bill would end a pandemic credit for small businesses

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