Small business contracting
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Jason Miller, executive editor of the Federal News Network, provides a wrap up of the key procurement developments in 2021 and takes a sneak peak at what's ahead in 2022.
January 14, 2022 -
For a federal contractor, the best motivation for a new year's resolution is a better shot at more work.
January 04, 2022 -
The White House plans a series of reforms to increase contracting with small and disadvantaged businesses, including raising governmentwide goals and changing category management.
December 16, 2021 -
Michael LeJeune, partner and Federal Access program manager at RSM Federal, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss what small companies can do to grow their business.
November 16, 2021 -
The Defense Department has been steadily increasing the number of contracting dollars it directs to small business.
November 03, 2021 -
Jimmy Smith, the director of the Office of Small Business programs for the Department of the Navy, said the service awarded more than $17 billion in prime contracts to small firms in fiscal 2021.
October 21, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is looking into pay abuse at the law enforcement agency.
October 13, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A new law aims to shed light on the cybersecurity risks faced by American schools. Fewer postal workers recommend taking a job with the agency. The Veterans Affairs Department found over $100 million in savings by getting rid of old technologies.
October 12, 2021 -
The General Services Administration stands out as one of only eight agencies that received an A+, meeting all of its prime and subcontracting goals last year – including women-owned and HUBZones.
August 27, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration wants to hire potentially thousands of new federal employees to overhaul the asylum process for immigrants arriving at the border.
August 20, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new salary caps mean House staffers can now make up to nearly $200,000 a year.
August 16, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, NASA is able to move forward with a contract award involved with its plans for sending people back to the moon.
August 02, 2021 -
A recent change to the CIO-SP4 solicitation is forcing many small firms to change their bidding strategy at the last minute, leading to calls for NITAAC to pause the entire effort.
July 23, 2021 -
Facilities management contracts sound like mundane things. But they're expensive, and they require no less oversight than any other type of contract.
June 25, 2021 -
The Office of Management and Budget designed category management policies to help save the federal government money in its acquisition process. The initiative’s side effects, however, have axed the number of small business vendors.
June 17, 2021