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The top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee is calling for higher standards for federal small business contracting goals.
16 of the 37 federal programs and governmentwide challenges on GAO’s 2023 high risk list improved, according to the latest biennial report the agency published Thursday.
The SBA decision not to pursue repayment on defaulted PPP and EIDL loans worth less than $100,000 is raising some oversight eyebrows.
Among declining employee engagement trends in the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work results, some agencies still managed to shine.
The Office of Strategic Capital directs funding to projects traditional venture capital might overlook.
After a year where it fell short of its goals, the Navy Office of Small Business Programs wants companies with 8(a) designations to get more involved in the acquisition process.
Contracting officers are supposed to use small business set-aside contracts if they think at least two small businesses are likely to bid on a request. It is called the Rule of Two.
Federal contracts are reacting to a couple of rules coming from the Biden administration. One requires them to report so-called greenhouse-gas emissions. Another lets lower-tier subcontracting count toward prime small-business goals.
The Biden administration developed a supplier base dashboard and a procurement equity tool to help agencies identify potential new small businesses to contract with as part of its equity in procurement initiative.
The pandemic relief fraud numbers keep piling up. A billion here, a billion there. Was anybody watching?
Between follow-up to the pandemic, DoD's need to expand the defense industrial base, and the administration's desire to foster new businesses, it's a busy time for the Small Business Administration.
The Small Business Administration and the Defense Department are expanding an arrangement to foster new companies with national security technology. The latest joint effort is called the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technologies Initiative.
In today's Federal Newscast, a pandemic watchdog flags billions of dollars in potential fraud from programs offered by the Small Business Administration.
Judging by the pace of patent applications, intellectual property is expanding fast in the United States and around the world. Without innovation, it's hard to grow and economy.