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Small Business Gets a Slice of Alliant GWAC
In an about-face following protests from the small business community, GSA will set aside a portion of its $65 billion Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract for small IT firms.

Barreto: No "Wholesale" Fraud in Contract Reporting
SBA Administrator Hector Barreto said there is no widespread fraud by large businesses claiming to be small in order to receive set-aside contracts.

GSA To Merge Supply, Technology Services
The Bush administration plans to merge GSA’s Federal Supply Service and Federal Technology Service and reduce the fee paid by agencies to use the services.

Senator Is Optimistic on Base Closings
The impact of the 2005 round of military base closings and realignments may be “significantly reduced” by the Pentagon’s plan to bring home thousands of troops stationed overseas, said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX).

Acquisition Advisory Panel Begins Work
The new Acquisition Advisory Panel plans to hold about a dozen meetings during its yearlong review of federal acquisition policies, but only two of the sessions may be open for public testimony.

Administration Proposes Another Cut in SBA Budget
Democrats on the House Small Business Committee criticized President Bush’s proposed SBA budget as inadequate, but SBA Administrator Hector Barreto said he is proud of “doing more with less.”

Air Force Scandal: IG To Review More Contracts
The Defense Department’s inspector general will review eight more contracts worth nearly $3 billion that were handled by convicted former Air Force acquisition official Darlene Druyun.





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