women-owned small businesses

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)

First Look

Sen. Ernst leads bills seeking higher standard for federal small business contracting goals

The top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee is calling for higher standards for federal small business contracting goals.

Contracting

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Senate pulls SBIR back from brink of sunsetting

Acquisition Policy

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

Workforce

SBA working to reform category management, reverse decline in small business contractors

Contracting

VA helps women-owned small businesses get a slice of the federal contracting pie

Veterans Affairs

3 upcoming contracts women-owned small businesses should know about

Contracting

Credit where credit is due

Commentary

How the boost in federal contracting with small and disadvantaged businesses will actually happen

Acquisition

Helping connect NASA with small businesses

The Space Hour

Cybersecurity and secure nerwork concept. Data protection, gdrp. Glowing futuristic backround with lock on digital integrated circuit.

A new law will help schools battle cybersecurity risks

Federal Newscast

GSA hits 11 years of top marks on small business procurement scorecard

Contracting

What another continuing resolution could mean for contractors in 2022

Congress is focused this week on long-term infrastructure spending. But the clock is quickly winding down on the end of the fiscal year deadline to keep…

Contracting

Exclusive

SBA sees Biden executive orders as opportunity to increase equity in small business contracts

The Small Business Administration, as part of the Biden administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion work, is stepping up to increase the percentage…

Contracting

DoD stands up permanent program to give vendors access to top-tier secrets

DoD Reporter's Notebook

The Special Access Program Corporate Portfolio Program, begun as a pilot in 2016, became permanent last month.