8(a) Firm Wins Big on Energy Contract
RSIS Information Services and its CEO, Rodney Hunt, got a graduation present as the company prepared to leave the 8(a) program this month: The Energy Department awarded RSIS a five-year, $409 million task order to provide information technology support.

First GWAC Awards Go to HUBZone Companies
The General Services Administration has chosen 34 firms for the first multiple award government-wide acquisition contract set aside for HUBZone businesses.

Senate Votes to Free up Money for SBA Loans
In one of its first actions of the new session, the Senate passed legislation to free up more money for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program.

Agencies Attack Proposed Outsourcing Changes
The Bush administration’s proposed revision of outsourcing rules drew howls of outrage from many federal agencies.

Small Firms May Find Shelf Space in Commissaries
The Defense Department has agreed to look for new opportunities for small businesses to sell their products to military commissaries.

GAO: Scant Savings in Postal Service Office Supply Contract
The Postal Service should re-assess its strategy of buying office supplies through a single national contract, because the contract has achieved nowhere near the savings or the small business participation that was promised, the General Accounting Office said.

UPDATE: GSA Sets Public Meeting on Sales to State, Local Governments
GSA has issued a proposed rule allowing state and local governments to buy information technology products and services through GSA Schedule 70 contracts.