small business

Commerce’s CATTS procurement exemplifies all that’s wrong with federal small business contracting

A dozen unsuccessful bidders protested the award of CATTS IT services contract, claiming Commerce didn’t evaluate their proposals properly.

Reporter's Notebook

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Exclusive

Army launches several new initiatives to incorporate small firms’ technologies into its systems

Army

IG says ‘inconsistent’ Pentagon policy on active shooters could make things worse

Federal Newscast

Air Force will no longer shoot down Facebook foes

Federal Newscast

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Pentagon advisers want DoD to build out agreements between small and large defense businesses

Defense

How to build and maintain sustainability in government contracting

Commentary

This team of business coaches aims to enlarge the field of minority federal contractors

Workforce

NAVSUP can teach a thing or two about small business Defense procurements

Acquisition Policy

FILE - Voters arrive to cast the their ballots on Election Day at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. The first major election day following a year of relentless attacks on voting rights and election officials went off largely without a hitch. The relative calm was a relief to those who oversee state and local elections, but election experts say that might not matter to the millions of Americans who now believe in conspiracy theories trumpeting rampant electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal employees can now take paid leave to vote and work at the polls

Federal Newscast

Go small or go home: Understanding affiliation rules for set-aside contracts

Commentary

For contractors, early 2022 is starting to look a bit too much like late 2021

Congress

New contracting goals for small disadvantaged businesses

In today’s Federal Newscast, agencies have new contracting goals for awards to small disadvantaged businesses.

Federal Newscast

An experienced federal cyber executive has a new gig

For several years, the Cyber Readiness Institute, a nonprofit led by some of the nation’s industrial giants, has provided resources to help small businesses…

Cybersecurity

Bipartisan infrastructure bill would end a pandemic credit for small businesses

Congress

The bill would end the Employee Retention Credit Program, one of several credits Congress created earlier in the pandemic to help small businesses, with the change to take effect on Sept. 30.