Small Business Administration

Big telework changes at Small Business Administration

In today’s Federal Newscast: There are some big telework changes at the Small Business Administration. The Office of Personnel Management retirement claims…

Federal Newscast

SBA looking to accelerate AI breakthroughs as part of ‘customer-centric’ transformation

Contracting

House tech leadership biggest surprise of summer changes

Reporter's Notebook

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)

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

Commentary

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OMB seeks to ‘build trust’ in government services, speed up CX expert hiring across agencies

Management

Could the venerable 8(a) program actually be on its way out?

Workforce

SBA rethinks disadvantaged contracting program after federal court ruling

Contracting

One of SBA’s signature contracting programs is on hiatus

Federal Newscast

A business plan for reform of the Small Business Administration

Management

Agencies making ‘substantial progress’ toward higher small, disadvantaged contracting goal

Contracting

Jim Risch, Rob Portman, John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst

First Look

Senate Republicans lead bill setting higher standard for SBA mentoring program

Contracting

New small business subcontracting rule means headaches for everyone

Watch out, a new small business subcontracting rule took effect Tuesday. It brings new limits on subcontracting on set-aside contracts. It harmonizes a…

Contracting

SBA seeks to grow shrinking pool of small businesses getting federal contracts

The total number of federal contracting dollars going to small businesses keeps going up year over year.

Contracting

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)

First Look

Sen. Ernst leads bills seeking higher standard for federal small business contracting goals

Contracting

The top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee is calling for higher standards for federal small business contracting goals.