(Click on headlines below to read each full story.) The other shoe drops on MicroTech WashPost articles the first blow; now SBA proposes debarment The first hit was serious: the Washington Post in November published its lengthy investigation of small federal contractor MicroTechnologies LLC and its founder and chief executive, Anthony Jimenez, claiming to show a pattern of contracting abuses. Contractors hurt by sequestration, shutdown: survey Sequestration and government shutdown in 2013 were costly for government contractors, according to a new survey. Thinner NDAA: dispute on subs The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 3304) was slimmer than usual, with only two significant contracting provisions for small businesses. In previous years, there were dozens. Government to hit 23% goal for FY13? With more than 90% of awards reported, the federal government appears likely to hit the 23% goal for small business contracting for the first time since 2005, according to the White House’s online Small Business Dashboard. Merge the SBA with Commerce? Several GOP senators are reviving the idea of folding the Small Business Administration into the Commerce Department. New rules for GSA schedules set-asides New rules went into effect Dec. 31 for set-asides on the General Services Administration’s Multiple-Award Schedule program. The rules allow agencies to make partial set-asides based on individual contract line item numbers or to set aside specific task orders for small businesses.  New Year’s resolutions for your small business As the year begins it’s a good time to make a list of New Year’s resolutions to make sure the corporate matters and affairs of your small business are being reviewed, updated, and addressed as your company heads into 2014. Use the following list of items to begin your to-do list of corporate issues to be resolved this year. Washington Insider: Omnibus spending bill At press time, House and Senate lawmakers were rushing to finish writing up and approving a massive $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for a dozen federal departments by Jan. 15.... OASIS protest denied The Government Accountability Office dismissed a protest of the General Services Administration’s “OASIS” joint venture requirements.... Bid protests drop a bit The Government Accountability Office received 2,429 bid protests in fiscal 2013.... DHS EAGLE II The Homeland Security Department said it is taking a second look at the proposals of all 46 vendors who protested.... DOD streamlining Under the new National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, Secretary Chuck Hagel must take action to cut costs and consolidate Defense Department headquarters....