The Biden-Harris administration announced its latest actions last week to expand access for small businesses to the over $700 billion spent through Federal contracts each year, particularly for those owned by individuals from underrepresented communities. […]
The Federal government awarded $162.9 billion in contracts to small businesses in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, marking a record high and surpassing the Biden administration’s small business contracting goal, the Small Business Administration (SBA) said in a July 18 announcement. […]
Starting today, Federal contractors are prohibited from having or using the popular social media app TikTok on government managed devices, according to an interim rule posted in the Federal Register by the Defense Department, General Services Administration, and NASA. […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA), and the General Services Administration (GSA) have launched a joint effort to help small disadvantaged businesses (SBD) gain access to more Federal contracts in GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program. […]
President Biden on Dec. 27, 2022, signed into law legislation that addresses conflicts of interest within the Federal contracting community. […]
The Senate on August 2 voted to approve a bill that addresses conflicts of interest within the Federal contracting community. […]
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, have introduced legislation to identify and address potential conflicts of interest within the Federal contracting community. […]
President Biden has signed into law the Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions (PRICE) Act of 2021, which encourages the identification and promotion of best practices for acquisition techniques and procurement practices. […]