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This research executive has done a lot to bring small businesses into the fold

FDA’s Dr. Jodi Black is the recipient of a Tibbets Award from the Small Business Administration for advancing small business programs.

Management

Here’s a three-step program for beleaguered feds

Federal Report

Navy benefits thanks to creative program manager’s use of small businesses

Navy

Senator Cardin on the SBA and other issues before Congress

Congress

Why systemic bias exists in government contracting programs

Commentary

Budget considerations for Biden administration

Management

Boston mayor, RI governor among Biden adds to economic team

People

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

Hear about the Platonist bureaucrat? He was obsessed with forms

Federal Report

Congress gives the SBA the huge task of revising its size standards

Agency Oversight

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, as the House and Senate return to work. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

2021 spending bill: Cyber, federal buildings are winners, IT modernization is a loser

Budget

SBA may be going too far trying to prevent PPP fraud

Congress

Smart disabled coder sitting in wheelchair and using computers while working from home

COVID-19 reshaped how federal employees work — but will it last?

Despite longstanding technology challenges with legacy IT and challenges recruiting and hiring in-demand talent, agencies under the pandemic have reshaped…

IT Modernization

A medical worker, left, tests a man for COVID-19 in a set up for rapid new coronavirus testing in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. The Austrian government has moved to restrict freedom of movement for people, in an effort to slow the onset of the COVID-19 disease and the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Pandemic Response Accountability Committee flags gaps in federal data sources

In today’s Federal Newscast, a report by the MITRE Corporation found 16 key concerns with the quality and accuracy of data available to the PRAC.

Federal Newscast

Watchdog says Congress should strengthen PPP oversight before a new COVID relief bill