Small Business Administration

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Employers of the disabled worry about the uncertain federal budget

Government shutdown threats and scrimping on contractor employee wages, affects people with disabilities more than any other.

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Sen. Ernst hopeful about fixes to small business contracting

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OFPP expands small business ‘rule of two’ to multiple award contracts

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How many federal manufacturing contracts actually go to small business anyhow?

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What is fair and reasonable: How many clauses are enough for a commercial item contract?

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Better data, analysis gives SBA new optimism to recoup smaller COVID loans

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Chief learning officers are trying to tackle some of government’s biggest skills gaps

Chief learning officers, often behind the scenes, try to ensure an agency’s workforce has the skills it needs, particularly in mission-critical areas,…

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Federal contracting dollars for women-owned small business remain below 5%

In today’s Federal Newscast: FEMA is asking the public to test features on its mobile app. Military records destroyed in a 1973 fire leave some vets from…

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An enduring small business contractor program appears headed to the sunset

The 8(a) program. It is a piece of federal jargon that has come to symbolize how the government helps small businesses get their fair share of contracting dollars. Now the underlying assumptions of the 8(a) program are under challenge in court. Could this be the end? For analysis, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin turned to Managing Partner of Centre Law and Consulting, Barbara Kinosky.

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