women-owned small businesses

Senate pulls SBIR back from brink of sunsetting

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, introduced and the full body passed the SBIR and STTR Extension…

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

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3 upcoming contracts women-owned small businesses should know about

Contracting

Credit where credit is due

Commentary

Acting OFPP Administrator Lesley Field

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

Contracting

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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

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

DoD Reporter's Notebook

SBA looks to tighten up certification process for women-owned small businesses

Contracting

Following a 2015 mandate from Congress, SBA will end its self-certification process for women-owned small businesses on October 15. This comes after the agency’s inspector general found contract awards were going to vendors that didn’t meet the criteria for the program.